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Is 28 years old too young to have osteoporosis? |
Is 28 years old too young to have osteoporosis? It was an unsettling revelation to me that osteoporosis can begin as early as 15 years prior to the first signs of menopause - often around the middle to late thirties. By the time most women reach their postmenopausal years, the majority will suffer from this disease - a fact that has made it the most common metabolic bone disease in this country. The gradual loss of bone, perhaps 1% each year at first, accelerates to a rate of 3% to 5% per year during menopause and then reverts to about 1% to 1.5% a year thereafter.3 This association of accelerated bone loss with menopause, first recognized over 50 years ago, led medical doctors to prescribe estrogen supplements during menopause to reduce these chances. Unfortunately, however, there are some problems with this approach. Of great importance are the significant side effects that start appearing in a woman's body when supplemental estrogen, unopposed by natural progesterone, is introduced. They constitute a long list, ranging from increased blood clotting and water retention to liver dysfunction and greater risk of endometrial and breast cancer. yes because u get it after menopause a bone deseave no it is'nt i've heard of it in younger 20yr olds. No, not really. Most of it is reported being after menopause, but it can start long before that. Bone density tests can tell for sure, but make sure if you have insurance that it is covered. If they are, its only payable one per year. If you suspect bone loss, report it now before you break anything. Actually osteoporosis normally happens in the old ones, but it is not necessary that you have to be old to get it. If a person got it in a young age, maybe there's an underlying condition like cancer. if i remember correctly, osteoporosis won't come until your 40s. at least for most woment it won't. so yes, would have to say that 28 years old is way too young for osteoporosis. |
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