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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.
Help me, I just want to die!
- By Tricialrose · New reply June 11, 2009
- 22 replies
- I fell in 06 after my mother passed away, down 1 step. I had a compound fracture of my right wrist and a fractured tibia and 5 or 6 bones in my foot. In 07 I walked out of the building where my son takes ...
Breastfeeding with Osteoporosis?
- By litltopaz · New reply June 2, 2009
- 10 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 ...
rebuilding bones naturally
- By merryaj · New reply May 29, 2009
- 9 replies
- Can you rebuild bone loss without doing the drugs ...
tell your daughters!
- By kitsie · New reply May 28, 2009
- 6 replies
- When the bones go, most everything goes! But preventive measures could help: for instance, how many young girls don't drink milk? My feeling is that the way to avoid osteoporosis, is to start young. I ...
30 with Osteoporosis
- By 30withosteo · New reply May 24, 2009
- 25 replies
- I was just diagnosed this past week. Back in September I began having severe pain in my knee and ankle. When I went to the dr. he blew me off because I had not really had a trauma that could have caused ...
Meds for Premenopausal Osteo & Other Qs
- By Doyle0515 · New reply May 20, 2009
- 21 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 ...
Could a rash be related to pregnancy osteoporosis??
- By YoungMum88 · New reply April 25, 2009
- 4 replies
- I am 21 and suffering from pregnancy related osteoporosis. Like most stories i breast fed my baby until the 7/8 week mark when suddenly i was diagnosed with the condition and also 6 compression fractures ...
Pregnancy-associated osteoporosis
- By cathyd · New reply April 21, 2009
- 50 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 ...
Multiple compression fractions at age 47?
- By spiffdeb · New reply April 21, 2009
- 3 replies
- I had a chest x-ray this week for asthma/breathing problems and I was shocked when the radiologist said I have multiple compression fractures in my upper spine. I have an app't with a rheumatologist next ...
Osteoporosis caused by Ehlers Danlos
- By VB43 · New reply April 15, 2009
- 2 replies
- I was recently diagnosed with osteoporosis and it might be caused by a condition caused Ehlers Danlos. Has anyone else experienced this? i'm only 26 years old ...
Is Kyphoplasty A Good Idea
- By LJHCANADA · Posted April 10, 2009
- 0 replies
- I have had conflicting views from different doctors on whether or not I should have Kyphoplasty done. I was diagnosed with pregnancy associated osteoporosis and am only 23 years old with 9 fractures in ...
At what loss does fracture usually occur?
- By MamaMarks · New reply April 10, 2009
- 21 replies
- Does anyone out there know at what point fractures (non-trauma) occur with low BMD readings along with not being able to take calcium and vitamin D supplements on a regular basis. Also, is there an increase ...
Osteoporosis- anorexia and amenorrhea
- By sunrun · New reply April 9, 2009
- 26 replies
- Hi, I am a 30-year old woman just diagnosed with severe osteoporosis (-3.2 in L1-L4 spine, femoral total -2.2). I also have just sustained a non-traumatic fracture in my fibula (a non-weight bearing bone ...
What types of activities can you do?
- By kdb2008 · New reply March 29, 2009
- 4 replies
- I am 39 years old and diagonosed with osteoporosis a year ago. I broke both of my wrists playing basketball with my two boys. I have been on Actonel for about 6 months along with Vit. D and calcium. My ...
What if this is actually "normal"?
- By jax4short · New reply March 27, 2009
- 14 replies
- Here's a crazy thought. What if LOTS of young women have this disease, but we simply don't know about it because they aren't tested? What if this is not as "rare" as it seems? Maybe those of us with less ...
Help! 21 year old with advanced osteoporosis...
- By scallicoatte · New reply March 21, 2009
- 29 replies
- Hey Everyone. Here is a brief summary of my situation. I was diagnosed with Advanced Osteoporosis October 2007. The reason we came upon this discovery is because I had three disc herniations and 3 cracked ...
Osteoporosis and want more children
- By Wendyday · New reply March 18, 2009
- 5 replies
- Hello, I am 24 years old and have been diagnosed with severe Osteoporosis (equivalent to a 70 yr old) I have no fractures luckily. I am starting to wean my 7 month old. I just found out about this and ...
Just diagnosed, osteo @ 28 yrs old, 2 babies, my military doctor won't help
- By beckylyn · New reply March 18, 2009
- 12 replies
- Hey, i'm a newbie here. Just diagnosed with osteoporosis in my spine. T score -2.6, Z score -3.5. 28 yr old female, have a 2 yr old and 6 month old baby. I'm having several other health problems too and ...
Need some advice
- By karenwb2 · New reply March 1, 2009
- 9 replies
- I am a 42 year old African Ameerican that has been disagonsed with ostepenia. my hip scores are -1.9 and the other score is -1.0. My questions are since I am premenopausal how should i be treated. as ...
vertebral fractures
- By jpod · New reply February 11, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hi, I have a question for those with vertebral fractures. I have two mild compression fractures at T4 and T8 that I think happened about two and a half months ago when I had a coughing fit. I was then ...
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