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Osteoporosis
Ibrahim 10:
Very important topic
Cathyv:
Well,an intersting and important topic .Young women should make sure they are getting enough calcium in their diet .
Orthoped:
--- Quote from: Cathyv on November 24, 2009, 11:39:40 AM ---Well,an intersting and important topic .Young women should make sure they are getting enough calcium in their diet .
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Well Cathyy but young women do not suffer from osteoporosis commonly.
Its only a disease of post-menopausal females due to hormonal imbalance in the calcium homeostasis.
Viva-PA-S:
A decrease in estrogen also plays a huge role, most women who are diagnosed with osteoporosis are given estrogen replacement therapy like boniva.
Archibaldpoul:
Osteoporosis is a bone disease that leads to an increased risk of fracture. Osteoporosis, bone porosity literally means'. The two Greek words constituting the terms osteoporosis, osteoporosis and bone [1], bone density, bone microarchitecture is reduced to worse. Means a hole, "Poros" and refers to the amount of protein range "osteon" bone has been changed it.
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