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What loss of hormone contributes to osteoporosis?
Estrogen when you hear this word doesnt it make sense in your mind know? That is why i know i am correct
What is caused by the progressive loss of bone density?
Osteoporosis is a condition where one experiences a loss in bone density. It is most commonly found in older women. Due to the loss in density, bones are more prone to fractures.
What are some problems that elderly people might have as a result of decreasing hormone production?
They have a decrease in Vitamin D which inhibits the absorption of calcium in their bones which in turn leads to bone loss or osteoporosis.
What disease is caused by the loss of bone calcium?
Calcium does much for the body, but the common answer for that is osteoporosis
A patient is 66 yrs old she is a smoker and has 3 different fractures what is her disease?
Most likely, it would be osteoporosis. Women after menopause are at a higher risk than women that are menstruating, because they loose their main source of the hormone estrogen, which helps keep calcium in their bone. The other risk factor that contributes to osteoporosis is smoking.
Is hormone replacement therapy a good treatment for osteoporosis?
Hormone replacement therapy should not be the firstline treatment for osteoporosis due to potential health risks with long-term use. If there are no menopausal symptoms, other treatments such as bisphosphonates are more effective and safer.
What body system are affected by osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is basically a severe loss of bone density.
Which condition causes a progressive loss of bone tissue?
Osteoporosis
What is the role of calcarea carbonica in osteoporosis?
To reduce bone loss
Reduction in the quantity of bone?
This is called Osteoporosis. A frequent condition in women who undergo hormone reductions as they age.
Does a patient with osteoporosis never drink milk?
Not necessarily. Some do drink milk, but maybe not enough. But milk intake is not the only factor that contributes to osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is characterized be the loss of what volume and what content?
bone volume and estrogen content
