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physiologic differences, psychologic coping mechanisms, or differences in response to pharmacologic or surgical treatment.53-55 Females are at higher risk to develop chronic pain, and there is some evidence that female patients experience more postprocedural pain than males.56,57 This evidence, however, is inconsistent, with some studies reporting no differences between

physiologic changes in bone mass associated with pregnancy and lactation. Small decrements in bone density are associated with rapid bone loss of 3%–10% over 3–6 months of pregnancy with recovery of bone mass over 6–12 months.28 How to screen for osteoporosis BMD and bone quality are used

chronic conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. The overall impact of OA, however, does not fall equally across all sex, racial/ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. Subtle differences in anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry may explain higher prevalence and incidence of OA among female patients.2 A Centers for Disease Control

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