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Premenopausal women (ages 25-50) with osteoporosis
There are several medical conditions that develop in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood that can interfere with a woman's ability to achieve her optimal bone mass and put her at risk for premenopausal osteoporosis.
Testing on younger adults needs to be done
- By MamaMarks · New reply yesterday at 10:23 pm
- 25 replies
- Hello fellow bloggers~~ It seems that all the medications that are offered for Osteoporosis were tested on 'postmenopausal women’ and not on 'premenopausal people.’ I'm premenopausal and was diagnosed ...
Bone turnover test, parathyroid test etc.
- By YoungMum88 · New reply November 13, 2009
- 4 replies
- Hi Everyone. I am going to see my doctor next week and want some information about certain tests people are recommending i have. Can anyone tell me what a bone turnover test is and the benefit of having ...
Wanting another baby
- By YoungMum88 · Posted November 9, 2009
- 0 replies
- Im wanting some advice here, or probably just reassurance. I am in my early 20s with one child and am wanting another one. I was diagnosed with osteoporosis after my son was born and suffered 6 fractures ...
Breastfeeding...should I stop???
- By mcgee334 · New reply October 30, 2009
- 19 replies
- I know many of you have gone through this and have posted on my other discussions, but I am really lost here. I have osteoporosis of pregnancy that started when I was 27 weeks. It has been 18 days since ...
Hope for Daughter 22?
- By mom55 · New reply October 26, 2009
- 5 replies
- Six months back my daughter, 22, a distance runner, had a DEXA that showed her at -1 hip and -2.6 spine. She has had menstrual irregularities throughout her high school and college running career. She ...
update and running machine
- By NCH · New reply October 22, 2009
- 7 replies
- Hi all and thank you for the advice to my recent post. Having now attended an app. with new consultant I have been advised that as my bone density increased by only 10% to -3.42 in the year after fracturing ...
Advice pls as visiting new consultant
- By NCH · New reply October 20, 2009
- 8 replies
- Hi all Have secured an appointed with a new endo consultant and as this can be somewhat difficult in the UK I would really like to know what any of you would advise i need to ask with reference to if ...
just diagnosed at 27
- By jessica1uc · New reply October 19, 2009
- 1 reply
- hi everybody, 2 days ago i went to the grand opening of a clinic next to my house, and they were giving free test for differant things to people and they had a little machine called sahara clinical bone ...
DEXA scores over time
- By bethanyb · New reply October 19, 2009
- 6 replies
- Does anyone know of data on Dexa scores over time? I am particularly interested in studies that might follow the same individuals over a number of years. I would also be interested in anecdotal information ...
Can't breastfeed...Which formula?
- By mcgee334 · New reply October 18, 2009
- 6 replies
- I have been told I should stop breastfeeding because my osteoporosis and I need help finding a good organic formula. I have seen a lot of posts on this site of other mom's who were forced to do the same ...
Meds for Premenopausal Osteo & Other Qs
- By Doyle0515 · New reply September 25, 2009
- 23 replies
- Hello all, After about 8 months of hip pain I went to my doctor and found out that I have osteoporosis (I have also had osteoarthritis since high school). This was quite the shock to my husband and me ...
osteo and kidney stones
- By mcgee334 · New reply September 15, 2009
- 8 replies
- has anyone had kidney stones prior to osteo diagnosis or after? i am wondering if my kidney stones are connected ...
I'm Pregnant and have Osteo...what do I do now?
- By mcgee334 · New reply September 10, 2009
- 13 replies
- I need some help. I am 31 years old and 34 weeks pregnant. I was diagnosed a few weeks ago with transient osteoporosis of pregnancy and I feel a bit lost. Right now it is in both of my hips and I am getting ...
31-year-old about to make a difficult decision
- By spacadet · New reply September 9, 2009
- 19 replies
- Hello All! I've been reading these forums for a while but this is the first time I've posted. I'm currently wrestling with whether or not to take Forteo for my osteoporosis. I have the opportunity to ...
Osteoporosis and Stop the Flow
- By BLDBNZ · New reply September 8, 2009
- 6 replies
- Does anyone know about the relationship to osteoporosis and younger women who choose the alternative by doing "Stop the Flow"? If anyone has done it or knows about it I am interested in the reaction to ...
Pregnancy-associated osteoporosis
- By cathyd · New reply September 3, 2009
- 53 replies
- I was diagnosed with osteoporosis at the age of 37, two months after my first child was born. At that time I started having severe back pain. X-rays and MRIs showed multiple vertebral compression fractures ...
Osteoporosis in Your 20s
- By Jaden · New reply September 3, 2009
- 19 replies
- I cannot seem to get the "find friends" function to work right because it says I am the only one within 2000 miles on this site that has osteoporosis in their low 20s- when I know this is wrong. I am ...
Foot pain?
- By jpod · New reply August 24, 2009
- 5 replies
- I am 42 and diagnosed with osteoporosis after I fractured two vertebrae after having a baby at 41. I am hoping it is pregancy-related osteoporosis and actually my bone density is improving after stopping ...
Osteoporosis and breastfeeding
- By waters · New reply August 18, 2009
- 5 replies
- First, let me say that I am a HUGE breastfeeding advocate through and through, so in no way am I trying to discourage breastfeeding. However, I told my endo this week that I am convinced in that in 10 ...
Breastfeeding with Osteoporosis?
- By litltopaz · New reply August 7, 2009
- 11 replies
- I've finally made the tearful choice to start weening my baby since I read about pregnancy/lactation induced osteoporosis online - has anyone else made the same choice? Did it even work? If so, how long ...
