• Ying Qian, Jingming Wang, Aifang Wu, and Weimin Huang.
• Department of Endocrinology, 960 Hospital of PLA, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Mar 22; 103 (12): e37430e37430.

RationaleThere is still information about pregnancy- and lactation-associated osteoporosis, which is a type of osteoporosis that occurs in women with normal bone in the late pregnancy or lactation period.Patient ConcernsSix cases of pregnancy- and lactation-associated osteoporosis diagnosed in our Endocrinology and Orthopedics Departments from January 2018 to June 2020 were retrospectively studied. The baseline characteristics, clinical features, laboratory findings, radiological manifestations, and follow-up outcomes were analyzed and compared with previous reports.DiagnosesAll six patients underwent magnetic resonance imaging scans and vertebral compressive fractures were detected in four patients.OutcomesAll six patients received conservative treatment and no surgical intervention. After a mean follow-up of 27.3 months (range 24-31 months), the symptoms of the six patients were significantly relieved, although four patients still had low back pain to varying degrees.Copyright © 2024 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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