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In the first year without oestrogen women lose about 3% of their bone mass and although the rate of loss decreases as the years go by, nevertheless there is an ongoing loss of bone for the rest of the womans life. Oestrogen can slow down this bone loss significantly and at the moment is the only practical way in which bone loss can be controlled.
