{"id":1009,"date":"2025-02-06T13:19:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T18:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonescan.ca\/?p=1009"},"modified":"2025-12-17T21:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T02:58:11","slug":"rems-pregnancy-bmd-non-ionizing-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonescan.ca\/fr\/rems-pregnancy-bmd-non-ionizing-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"REMS Technology Pregnancy BMD: Safe Bone Health Assessment (Non-Ionizing)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header>\n<h1 id=\"main-heading\">REMS Technology: Safe BMD Assessment During Pregnancy (Non-Ionizing)<\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14px;\">The non-ionizing nature of REMS technology allows safe, longitudinal monitoring of maternal bone health.<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<h2 id=\"why-non-ionizing-is-essential\">Why is Non-Ionizing REMS Technology Essential for Pregnancy BMD?<\/h2>\n<p>Assessing <strong>Bone Mineral Density (BMD)<\/strong> during pregnancy has always been challenging. Traditional DXA scans use ionizing radiation, posing an unacceptable risk to the fetus, which prohibits frequent or even singular testing. The study highlights the urgent need for a safe alternative to monitor bone changes, which is why REMS Technology Pregnancy BMD assessment is crucial.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"rems-technology-pregnancy-bmd-clinical-findings\">REMS Technology Pregnancy BMD: Clinical Findings and Safety<\/h2>\n<p>The research, conducted at the University Hospital of Parma, addressed a critical question: how does maternal bone mass change during gestation? The longitudinal assessment tracked a cohort of 65 pregnant women using <strong>REMS scans.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"study-results\">Key Results and Clinical Significance<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Early Bone Mass Reduction:<\/strong> The study revealed a significant reduction in bone mass, <em><strong>of more than 2%<\/strong><\/em>, at the femoral site starting even from the first trimester of gestation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Longitudinal Monitoring:<\/strong> Patients successfully underwent two REMS scans (at first and third trimester), proving the feasibility of safe, repeated measurement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New Perspective:<\/strong> The research opens new avenues for the evaluation of the impact of drug treatment on maternal bone mass, an analysis previously impossible with DXA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"non-ionizing-nature-of-rems\">Why the Non-Ionizing Nature of REMS is Essential<\/h3>\n<p>The non-ionizing nature of REMS Technology removes the risk of radiation exposure, making it the only clinically viable method for <a href=\"https:\/\/bonescan.ca\/who-should-get-bmd\/\">monitoring bone health throughout pregnancy<\/a>. This safety factor ensures both maternal and fetal well-being, while providing physicians with timely data.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"methodology-future-use\">Study Methodology: How REMS Successfully Monitored Bone Health<\/h2>\n<p>The assessment enabled researchers to track BMD changes across the most critical phases of fetal development. This methodology confirms that monitoring bone health throughout pregnancy is now clinically feasible, giving physicians the tools they need to identify mothers at risk for pregnancy-associated osteoporosis (PAO) or severe bone loss.<\/p>\n<p>The study highlights that REMS ultrasound technology is an important tool for assessing and monitoring BMD, even during pregnancy, and opens new perspectives for the evaluation of the impact of drug treatment on maternal bone mass.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full research paper: <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/38334854\/\">Longitudinal changes of the femoral bone mineral density from first to third trimester of pregnancy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>REMS Technology: Safe BMD Assessment During Pregnancy (Non-Ionizing) The non-ionizing nature of REMS technology allows safe, longitudinal monitoring of maternal bone health. Why is Non-Ionizing REMS Technology Essential for Pregnancy BMD? Assessing Bone Mineral Density (BMD) during pregnancy has always been challenging. Traditional DXA scans use ionizing radiation, posing an unacceptable risk to the fetus, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pregnancy-and-osteoporosis"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pregnancy Bone Health: Femoral BMD Changes &amp; REMS Safety<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Monitor bone health during pregnancy. 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