in order to establish whether the favorable effect of estrogen therapy on postmenopausal bone loss was dose related , we measured sequential changes in the cortical diameters of the metacarpals by radiographic morphometry in 120 normal postmenopausal women who were being treated with ethinyl estradiol in doses ranging from 5 to 50 micrograms daily .
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postmenopausal bone loss
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ethinyl estradiol