TY - JOUR AU - Tsuchie , Hiroyuki AU - Miyakoshi , Naohisa AU - Hongo , Michio AU - v , Yuji AU - Ishikawa , Yoshinori AU - Shimada , Yoichi PY - 2012/07/03 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Amelioration of pregnancy-associated osteoporosis after treatment with vitamin K<sub>2</sub>: a report of four patients JF - Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences JA - ujms VL - 117 IS - 3 SE - Case Reports DO - 10.3109/03009734.2012.676573 UR - https://ujms.net/index.php/ujms/article/view/5999 SP - AB - We demonstrate for the first time therapeutic effects of vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) on pregnancy-associated osteoporosis with multiple vertebral fractures in four cases. Due to its safety, vitamin K2 presents itself as a treatment option for women with pregnancy-associated osteoporosis. Desirably, future controlled studies should verify these findings. ER -