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Men Get Osteoporosis, Too

Posted on August 21, 2008
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Bone mineral density begins to decline with age in men to the point that one in five hip fractures occur in men. Men start out with higher bone density than women. The rise in bone fractures starts about ten years later in men than women.

Women experience accellerated bone loss (osteoporosis) at the time of menopause. Now men do not experience the big drop in hormones as women do. When hormones drop, so does bone density. By the time a women reached 90 years of age, over 32% will experience a hip fracture and 17% of the men will experience one.

Here is a list of risk factors that indicate a likelihood of developing osteoporosis:

Osteoporosis in Men

• Increased age

• Decreased weight
• Low activity level
• Poor dietary calcium intake
• Smoking
• Blond hair (?)
• History of alcoholism
• Chronic bronchitis
• Gastric resection
• Thyroidectomy
• Hemiplegia
• Parkinsonism
• Dementia
• Blindness
• Low testosterone
• Low estradiol

Hypogonadisn the Cause of Osteoporosis in Men

Studies now show that men with low testosterone (in the lowest 25 percent) are two and a half times more likely to have a non-spine fracture compared to men in the top 25% of testosterone levels.

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