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Osteoporosis, Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE, FRCGP Osteoporosis is a condition that affects bone strength. (The word osteoporosis literally means 'porous bones')....
Preventing Steroid-induced Osteoporosis, What is steroid-induced osteoporosis? If osteoporosis is thought to be due in part to taking a steroid medicine , it is known as...
Osteoporosis (Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment) , What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a progressive systemic skeletal disease characterised by reduced bone density and...
Osteoporosis Risk Assessment and Primary Prevention, Primary prevention of fragility fractures in established osteoporosis is covered in the separate Osteoporosis article....
'Thinning' of the bones (osteoporosis) is the leading cause of hip fracture. If you have osteoporosis you are more likely to fracture your hip when you fall.
It may also be advised if you are considered at increased risk of 'thinning' of the bones (osteoporosis) and therefore at increased risk of having a fracture in future. If your doc...
One of the side-effects of taking steroid tablets in the long term (for three months or more) is an increased risk of developing osteoporosis. This is known as steroid-induced osteoporos...
A DXA scan can confirm 'thinning' of the bones (osteoporosis) . What effect may premature ovarian insufficiency have on my health? The low level of oestrogen in your body can l...
The commonest of these would be a "compression fracture" of a vertebra (where one of the vertebrae gets squashed by the vertebra above it and fractures) which is usually caused by osteo...
A common side-effect of taking steroids is to cause osteoporosis. See the separate leaflet called Preventing Steroid-induced Osteoporosis . How long do bisphosphonates take ...
'Thinning' of the bones (osteoporosis) - low levels of testosterone increase the risk of developing osteoporosis. If you have KS you should have regular bone density screeni...
A bone density scan may be advised for some patients, to check whether they are at risk of 'thinning' of the bones (osteoporosis), which is a possible complication. How to treat ...
An osteoporotic fracture is a fragility fracture which has occurred as a consequence of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a major risk factor for fragility fractures; however, other c...
Reduced risk of 'thinning' of the bones (osteoporosis) Women who take HRT have a reduced risk of osteoporosis and their risk of having fractures due to osteoporosis is a...
If your bone density is below a certain level you may be offered a medicine to protect against osteoporosis. See the separate leaflet called Preventing Steroid-induced Osteoporosis ...
Less severe fractures which involve undisplaced fractures can occur after falls or trips, particularly if the bones are 'thin' (osteoporosis). For this reason painful but stable fract...
Always tell a doctor that you are being treated for Addison's disease if you are prescribed any other medicine. Osteoporosis prevention 'Thinning' of the bones (osteopor...
Possible side-effects from steroids include the following: 'Thinning' of the bones (osteoporosis) - but you can take a medicine to help protect against this if you are at increas...
If you have a lot of bone loss then you may develop osteoporosis . If you have osteoporosis, you have bones that will break (fracture) more easily than normal, especially if you hav...
If you are elderly, it is possible you have developed 'thinning' of the bones ( osteoporosis ). This makes it more likely that you will break your arm following a relatively minor fal...