Men with osteoporosis or osteopenia
Men can experience a marked bone loss as they age due to a decrease in sex steroid levels, exercise and dietary calcium intake and absorption. Men over 50 are more likely to break a bone due to osteoporosis than they are to get prostate cancer.
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Another Update for Friends
- By Krajr427 · New reply April 19, 2012
- 1 reply
- Hello all: I have been living in south Texas for almost a year now and it has been better that is for sure, but my health is still a horrible mess compared to who I was before all of this. I have horrible ...
Tooth Extraction after Fosamax
- By OsteoMike · New reply April 9, 2012
- 8 replies
- Dear Forum, I am faced with having a tooth extraction and possibly an implant placed. I have been off of Fosamax for three or so years now, and my osto is stable, it seems from dexa scans. I am thinking ...
foot pain at the age of 22
- By punkaj · New reply March 27, 2012
- 2 replies
- I am 23 years old man.. i am havin foot pain and sometimes it is very painful. recently i went for diagonisis and the doctor told me to cast my leg coz it is a ligament injury. after my time period was ...
nissim1939
- By Nissim1939 · New reply January 30, 2012
- 1 reply
- I was diagnosed with Osteoporosis 5 years ago I've just had a Dexa scan and been told I've got osteopenia.How is this possible. ANY COMMENTS PLEASE ...
5k running with bone problems
- By Soyman · New reply November 24, 2011
- 11 replies
- I have been running 5k's 4 3 years now, I ask alot of questions and most runners don't drink alot of milk if any, I have been drinking gallons of milk a week, what do u think? I read where milk will strengthen ...
Male Sacral Problem
- By MaleSacralProblem · Posted October 28, 2011
- 0 replies
- Has anyone used "Ezorb" Calcium?? I have a sacral fracture (no bone density loss) and a bone density of -4.5 in my hips. I refuse to take any of the prescription drugs due to all the serious side effects ...
new start
- By mik008 · New reply October 22, 2011
- 4 replies
- i was wondering if anyone had tried algae cal,and strontium boost i was diagnosed with osteoporosis six months ago,and also am taking alendronate 1 pill a week they are 70 milligram ,i am more interested ...
help
- By samy1 · New reply October 12, 2011
- 6 replies
- i have been diagnosed w/osteoporosis in my legs. i am in only in my early 40's and stand 6'1" the pain is terrible. any suggestions on what i can take for pain that won't make me loopy or interview w ...
Update For My Friends Online
- By Krajr427 · New reply August 23, 2011
- 3 replies
- Hello My friends, You know who you are, I appreciate all the great prayers and support you have sent to me. Since the last neck surgery I have had to have a lower back surgery that fused me from L4 to ...
Testosterone works
- By Stu · New reply July 22, 2011
- 20 replies
- Ladies and gentlemen: 4 years ago I had a T score of -2.8. I started Fosamax and a testosterone supplement, Androgel since my testosterone was very low normal. After 2 years my T score was -2.0. I then ...
Update in Male Osteoporosis
- By ewcollins · New reply June 28, 2011
- 13 replies
- See http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles /PMC2805483 . What is the likelihood that a primary care physician who is treating a man with osteoporosis has actually read this report? Not likely, I bet ...
idiopathic osteoporosis
- By aace · New reply June 18, 2011
- 1 reply
- Anyone else with idiopathic osteoporosis? Basically it's osteoporosis with no known cause. So far all my tests have come back normal. I'm supposed to see a specialist Monday for a possible bone biopsy ...
Positive Results for users of RECLAST
- By Sunshine61 · New reply April 15, 2011
- 50 replies
- I'd like to hear some positive stories of users of RECLAST. I'm going in for my first infusion tomorrow. Thanks, JB ...
Reclast vs. Fosamax
- By mypath · New reply February 7, 2011
- 11 replies
- I recently finished my Forteo regimen (it showed only slight improvement of my bone density). My doctor is recommending that i now take Reclast. After reading here about its possible side effects, i am ...
Luteinizing Hormone Deficiency
- By ewcollins · New reply February 5, 2011
- 7 replies
- Anyone here have luteinizing hormone deficiency or low free testoterone? What did you do about it? My scores were: LH - 1.0 (low) FSH - 4.0 Prolactin - 6.6 Testosterone, Total - 266 Testosterone, Free ...
Tribulus Terrestris to Raise Testoterone
- By ewcollins · New reply January 28, 2011
- 5 replies
- Has anyone here used Tribulus Terrestris to attempt to raise their testosterone level? If so, what was the outcome? Thanks ...
Does any body have experience with Strontium Ranelate (Protelos)
- By MILANDEL · New reply January 17, 2011
- 38 replies
- I am a 58yr old male from India with a diagnosis of severe osteoporosis. Hip T score is -4.0. My ortho has tried to frighten me with dooms day scenarios about impending spontaneous hip fractures. He wanted ...
What does it mean to have osteoporosis?
- By aace · New reply January 5, 2011
- 10 replies
- I wanted to run a 5k so I started training and hurt my back 1/10. I went to the Dr. and they did an x-ray and it didn't show anything so they gave me some muscle relaxers and pain pills the pain went ...
Do I have to take calcium?
- By Matatan · New reply November 11, 2010
- 15 replies
- I have Calcinosis universalis, that means, that I have my body full of calcium deposits. I mean, if you see x-rays of all my body, you will see bone over bone all over my muscles, joints, extremities ...
Need to conceive, advised to stop Testogel
- By snash1039 · New reply October 13, 2010
- 3 replies
- Hi, I have been advised by my infertility to stop taking taking Testogel (sachet 50mg) for the next 3 months, because I want to start coenceiving. I am annoyed that when I was on this treatment I was ...
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