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.
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- By Krisseykatz
· New reply yesterday at 10:55 pm
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- Hi there, I am a 47 year old asoon to be in June a 5 year Recurrent Breast Cancer Survivor! I suffered a rib fracture back in 11/12. My Plastic Surgen referred me to a Thoracic Surgeon for a biopsy when ...
- By Artguy2000
· New reply yesterday at 7:52 pm
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- Hi, I am 49 and postmenapausal, on hrt. I was shocked to learn I have Oseoprosis in my femoral necks and Osteopenia in my hips (severe) and Osteopenia in my lumbar spine (moderate). Recommendation is ...
- By ScottsIrishGreenEyes
· New reply yesterday at 6:07 pm
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- I am 46 and have been receiving treatment for 3 years. I take Alendronate 70mg once a week. I take 1500mg calcium and 4000 IU Vitamin D. I was walking with a 20 lb weighted vest every day for 30 minutes ...
- By NotMonique
· New reply May 5, 2013
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- Hey everyone, I'm new to posting and figured I would reach out to get some input on my situation. I'm 25 years old, healthy overall and eat very healthfully. I've never been underweight and have excersized ...
- By Liran
· New reply April 21, 2013
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- I'm new at this forum and would like to hear from people with similar cases. My wife is suffering from severe Osteoporosis after long prednisone treatment ( 2 years ) due to ITP which caused by bad Caesarean ...
- By sensay2009
· New reply April 12, 2013
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- Hi , I am 25 years old . I was diagnosis with osteoporosis when i was 23 years old . my score are my back was -2,5 and now it is -2,3 . my left hand was -1,4 and now -1,6 . I was reading in this website ...
- By Clairehair84
· New reply March 6, 2013
- 18 replies
- Hi, I don't really know where else to turn. I have had very bad back pain and had an x-ray to try to diagnose the problem. The found a slipped disc, but also suspected osteopenia. Having had a DEXA scan ...
- By bonuslibri
· New reply March 6, 2013
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- Hello new friends! A little background: I am 40. But I have so many factors against me. Early OP runs in my family, apparently. I'd been underweight all my life, and only at my optimal weight in the past ...
- By BROOKES
· Posted February 24, 2013
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- Hi, I wanted to alert women who have this condition and any interested health professionals about the following meeting in the UK. The National Osteoporosis Society is joining with the Royal Society of ...
- By Missie2
· New reply February 22, 2013
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- I have osteoporosis at 35 years old. My obgyn insists that I take a low dose birth control pill. How effective is this? Does anyone else have experience ...
- By elkie
· New reply January 24, 2013
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- Hi all, I'm 37 and managed a stress fracture of my pubic ramus while running about 6 months ago. This led to a DEXA scan that came out not great: T = -0.9 in my forearm, - 2.1 in my hip, and - 2.3 in ...
- By agm68
· New reply January 5, 2013
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- I am 44 yrs old and have OA or at least my Dr says I do. I have had pain for a long time just not gone to Dr for it. I have really bad hands and joints. My biggest concern now is that my natural curve ...
- By bigsissam
· New reply December 24, 2012
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- I have not been diagnosed with Osteoporosis yet. I am really very confused right and I am praying that you all can help me get some answers. I am 32 years old, when I was married March 31, 2007 I was ...
- By ScottsIrishGreenEyes
· New reply December 14, 2012
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- I would like to hear from everyone who has been treating osteoporosis for ten or more years? I would like to know what your Tscores were at start of treatment and where you are now? How old where you ...
- By Mango123
· New reply December 10, 2012
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- HELLO! I received the devastating news that I have osteoporosis. I am 32 years old and was told that my t score in my hip is -2.6. My spine is not so bad, I think my doctor said it was -2.3. So of course ...
- By Thin
· New reply December 6, 2012
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- Hi, everyone. I am concerned about correctness of my diagnosis and the treatment and drug prescription procedure. I am from Slovenia, Europe. Osteoporosis was suspected after I had an X-ray scan of my ...
- By custom-it
· New reply November 17, 2012
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- There seems to be a strong link with Salt intake and Osteoporosis. Detailed information is on: http://www.actiononsalt.org.uk/salthealt h/factsheets/osteoporosis/index.html You can Google Salt and Osteoporosis ...
- By Vaper
· New reply November 9, 2012
- 18 replies
- I'm a 43 year old woman. Today, I went to the urgent care for what I thought was a broken foot. When the xrays came back, the doctor said I have osteoporosis, the brittlest bones she's ever seen. She ...
- By Clumsy
· New reply October 3, 2012
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- Hi, I am 43 and scared. My dentist said I have no bone left in my jaws so sent me to the doctor who took me seriously. I booked a dexa and am busy worrying! The doctor has already told me that if I have ...
- By shakes2727
· New reply August 28, 2012
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- I am 36 years old with extreme OP (-4.7 in spine). The doctors have run all sorts of tests to find the cause, and I just tested positive for SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth). I would like to ...