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Osteoporosis (oss-tee-oh-puh-ro-sis) is a disease of the bones. It
means the bones are weak and more likely to break. People with osteoporosis most often break bones in the hip, spine, and wrist.
Anyone can get osteoporosis, but it's most common in older women. The older you are, the greater your risk of osteoporosis.
There are no signs or symptoms of osteoporosis. You might not know you have the disease until you break a bone. That is why it's so important to get a bone density test.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoOsteoporosis occurs most often in older people and in women after menopause. It affects nearly half of men and women over the age of 75. Women are about five times more likely than men to develop the disease
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∙ 13y agoElderly females of northern European heritage.
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∙ 13y agoIt is common in postmenopausal women who have estrogen changes
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∙ 13y agowomen
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What are the reasons why women are prone to osteoporosis than men?
Why are women more prone to osteoporosis than men
What are the reasons why women are more prone to osteoporosis than women?
Why are women more prone to osteoporosis than men
Why are the reasons why women are more osteoporosis than men?
The two reasons why women are more prone to osteoporosis than men include the fact that men are not prone to hormone changes as women are and a man's bones are larger and denser than a woman's. Another reason why women are more prone to osteoporosis than men is because women have a less peak bone mass than men do.
How many men develop osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis often is thought of as disease more prevalent in women, but more than two million men have the disease characterized by decrease in bone mass and density.
Is hemophilia more common in men or women?
It is more common in men.
Is Cirrhosis more common in men?
It is twice as common in men as in women
Who gets osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis occurs most often in older people and in women after menopause. It affects nearly half of all those, men and women, over the age of 75. Women, however, are five times more likely than men to develop the disease. Source: Answers.com
What disease occur more often in women then in men if often silent until a bone breaks?
it is called osteoporosis
Does HIV affect more men or women?
It is more common for women to obtain the HIV from men than men from women during intercourse.
Is osteoporosis cancer?
yes, about every 1 in 3 women get osteoporosis, and about 1 in 12 men get osteoporosis
Does women have more in common with women than they do with men?
Yes
Is it more common for men or women to be abusive?
Men, unfortunately.
