Saturday, March 17, 2007

Does osteoporosis occur in men?

OSTEOPOROSIS is a disease of women, right? Wrong-osteoporosis can be just as common in men if they live long enough. Men start off with a greater bone mass so osteoporosis occurs at a later age, roughly 5-10 years later than women. In the past many men died before osteoporosis had a chance to develop, but now that many men are living into the 70s, we are discovering that male osteoporosis is becoming a major problem.

What can men do about it? Is it any different from osteoporosis in women? Is there an equivalent HRT for men?

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