Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

Posted on July 18, 2009 in Latest News

Osteoporosis is a disorder of bone in which the tissues of old bone are severely disrupted, which results in weakening of bones and it also increases the risk of fracture in them. Although the disorder of osteoporosis can occur in any person but it is most commonly found in women after menopause.

Causes Of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis:

Osteoporosis is cased due to the reduction in bone mass of the bone. Actually the bone mass is at its peak when a women is in her twenties. It is on after this span of life that reduction in bone mass takes place. This happen because the bone cannot prepare it back with the same pace as it is absorbed by the body cells.

It found greatly in Postmenopausal women because the hormone called ‘estrogen’ which is responsible for maintaining calcium and other necessary minerals for the bone declines sharply after menopause. As the result, there is a massive bone mass, nearly 3% per year for a period of 5-7 years.

Some other reasons are smoking, excessive alcohol consumption; genetic inheritance can be one of the reasons for this disease.

Symptoms of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis:

There are no specific symptoms of the disease. It only comes to light when there is some kind of fracture in hip, spine etc.

Treatment Of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis:

The treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis is possible by Estrogen replacement therapy but it is found to have few side effects. In some cases, Calcitonin, a thyroid hormone is administered.

Some non hormonal drugs that may be used for treating osteoporosis include Alendronate (Fosamax), and risedronate (Actonel).

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