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</noscript></div><div class="main"><div id="ency_summary"><p>Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile and more likely to break (fracture).</p></div><section><div class="section"><div class="section-header"><div class="section-title"><h2>Causes</h2></div><div class="section-button"><button type="submit" aria-controls="section-1" role="button" title="Expand/Collapse section"><span class="icon icon-section-action">
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</div></div><div class="section-body" id="section-1"><p>Osteoporosis is the most common type of bone disease.</p><p>Osteoporosis increases the risk for breaking a bone. About one half of all women over the age of 50 will have a fracture of the hip, wrist, or vertebrae (bones of the spine) during their lifetime. Spine fractures are the most common.</p><p>Your body needs the minerals calcium and phosphate to make and keep healthy bones.</p><ul><li>During your life, your body continues to both reabsorb old bone and create new bone.</li><li>As long as your body has a good balance of new and old bone, your bones stay healthy and strong.</li><li>Bone loss occurs when more old bone is reabsorbed than new bone is created. </li></ul><p>Sometimes, bone loss occurs without any known cause. Other times, bone loss and thin bones run in families. In general, white, older women are the most likely to have bone loss.</p><p>Brittle, fragile bones can be caused by anything that makes your body reabsorb too much bone, or keeps your body from making enough new bone. As you age, your body may reabsorb calcium and phosphate from your bones instead of keeping these minerals in your bones. This makes your bones weaker.</p><div class="videobox"><div class="group"><img class="rollover_globals" alt="Osteoporosis" title="Osteoporosis" src="//medlineplus.gov/ency/images/ency/tnails/200027t.gif"/>Watch this video about:<a class="blk" href="../anatomyvideos/000093.htm">Osteoporosis</a></div></div><p>A major risk is not consuming enough calcium to build new bone tissue. It is important to eat/drink enough high-calcium foods. You also need vitamin D, because it helps your body absorb calcium. Your bones may become brittle and more likely to fracture if:</p><ul><li>If you do not eat enough food with calcium and vitamin D</li><li>Your body does not absorb enough calcium and vitamin D from your food, such as after <a test="test" href="./007199.htm">gastric bypass surgery</a> or due to other medical conditions</li></ul><p>Other <a test="test" href="../patientinstructions/000506.htm">causes of bone loss</a> include:</p><ul><li>A decrease in estrogen in women at the time of <a test="test" href="./000894.htm">menopause</a> and a decrease in testosterone in men as they age</li><li>Being confined to a bed due to a prolonged illness (mostly affects bones in children)</li><li>Having certain medical conditions that cause increased inflammation in the body such as Crohn disease or rheumatoid arthritis</li><li>Taking certain medicines, such as certain seizure medicines, hormone treatments for <a test="test" href="./000380.htm">prostate</a> or <a test="test" href="./000913.htm">breast cancer</a>, and steroid medicines taken for more than 3 months </li></ul><p>Other risk factors include:</p><ul><li>Absence of menstrual periods for long periods of time</li><li>A family history of osteoporosis</li><li>Drinking a large amount of alcohol</li><li>Low body weight</li><li>
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</li><li>Certain ethnic groups have a higher rate of low bone mass</li></ul></div></div></section><section><div class="section"><div class="section-header"><div class="section-title"><h2>Symptoms</h2></div><div class="section-button"><button type="submit" aria-controls="section-2" role="button" title="Expand/Collapse section"><span class="icon icon-section-action">
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</div></div><div class="section-body" id="section-2"><p>There are no symptoms in the early stages of osteoporosis. Many times, people will have a fracture before learning they have the disease.</p><p>Fractures of the bones of the spine can cause pain almost anywhere in the spine. These are called <a test="test" href="./000443.htm">compression fractures</a>. They often occur without an injury. The pain may occur suddenly or slowly over time. </p><p>There can be a loss of height (as much as 6 inches or 15 centimeters) over time. A stooped posture or a condition called a dowager's hump may develop.</p></div></div></section><section><div class="section"><div class="section-header"><div class="section-title"><h2>Exams and Tests</h2></div><div class="section-button"><button type="submit" aria-controls="section-3" role="button" title="Expand/Collapse section"><span class="icon icon-section-action">
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</div></div><div class="section-body" id="section-3"><p>A <a test="test" href="./007197.htm">DEXA scan</a> is a low-radiation x-ray that measures the density of the minerals in your bones. Most often, it measures density in the spine and hip bones. Your health care provider uses this test to: </p><ul><li>Diagnose bone loss and osteoporosis.</li><li>Predict your risk for future bone fractures.</li><li>See how well osteoporosis medicine is working. (For this purpose, the DEXA scan is most often repeated every 2 years.)</li></ul><p>The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends this screening test at least once for women age 65 and older, and for some women younger than age 65 who have an increased risk for osteoporosis. So far, research does not show a need for repeating screening after the test at age 65.</p><p>A simple spine or hip x-ray may show fracture or collapse of the spinal bones. However, simple x-rays of other bones are not very accurate in predicting whether you are likely to have osteoporosis. A low-radiation spine x-ray called a vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) can be done with a DEXA to better identify fractures that do not have any symptoms. Trabecular bone score (TBS) can also be performed to gauge bone quality and help evaluate fracture risk.</p><p>You may need blood and urine tests if your provider thinks the cause of your osteoporosis is a medical condition, rather than the slow bone loss that occurs with aging.</p><p>DEXA scan results compare your bone mineral density with both a young adult who has no bone loss and with people your age and sex. This means that at age 80, almost one third of women with normal age-related bone loss would have osteoporosis, based on their DEXA scan results. </p></div></div></section><section><div class="section"><div class="section-header"><div class="section-title"><h2>Treatment</h2></div><div class="section-button"><button type="submit" aria-controls="section-4" role="button" title="Expand/Collapse section"><span class="icon icon-section-action">
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</div></div><div class="section-body" id="section-4"><p>Treatment for osteoporosis may involve:</p><ul><li>Making lifestyle changes, such as changing your diet and exercise routine and stopping tobacco or alcohol use</li><li>Taking calcium and vitamin D supplements</li><li>Using medicines </li></ul><p>Medicines may be used to strengthen bones when:</p><ul><li>Osteoporosis has been diagnosed by a <a test="test" href="./007197.htm">bone density study</a>, whether or not you have a fracture, and your fracture risk is high.</li><li>You have had a bone fracture, and a bone density test shows that you have thin bones, but not osteoporosis. </li></ul><p><a test="test" href="../patientinstructions/000502.htm">Medicines used to treat osteoporosis</a> include:</p><ul><li>Bisphosphonates -- the main medicines used to prevent and treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. They can be given by mouth or by intravenous (IV) injection.</li><li>Denosumab -- lessens bone loss and increases bone density. Given by injection under the skin.</li><li>Teriparatide or abaloparatide -- man-made forms of a hormone your body makes that increases bone density.</li><li>Romosozumab -- a newer medicine for more severe bone thinning.</li><li>Estrogen receptor modulators.</li><li>Calcitonin -- a man-made form of a hormone your body makes that increases bone density. Used mainly to treat the acute pain from a spine compression fracture.</li></ul><p>The length of time a woman should take these medicines depends on her level of risk. Recommendations include:</p><ul><li>Low fracture risk -- 5 years of oral medicine or 3 years of IV therapy</li><li>High fracture risk -- 10 years of oral medicine or 6 years of IV therapy </li></ul><p><a test="test" href="../patientinstructions/000492.htm">Exercise plays a key role in preserving bone density</a> in older adults. Some of the exercises recommended to reduce your chance of a fracture include:</p><ul><li>Weight-bearing exercises, such as walking, jogging, playing tennis, or dancing for at least 30 minutes, three times per week.</li><li>Free weights, weight machines, stretch bands</li><li>Balance exercises, such as tai chi and yoga</li><li>Rowing machines </li></ul><p>Avoid any exercise that presents a risk of falling. Also, do not do high-impact exercises that can cause fractures in older adults.</p><img title="Bone-building exercise" alt="Bone-building exercise" src="//medlineplus.gov/ency/images/ency/fullsize/19081.jpg" class="img-e" itemprop="image"/><p>Follow these guidelines for getting enough calcium and <a test="test" href="./002405.htm">vitamin D</a>:</p><ul><li>Adults age 50 and under should have 1,000 mg of calcium and 400 to 800 International Units (IU) of vitamin D a day.</li><li>Women ages 51 to 70 should have 1,200 mg of calcium and 400 to 800 IU of vitamin D a day.</li><li>Men ages 51 to 70 should have 1,000 mg of calcium and 400 to 800 IU of vitamin D a day.</li><li>Adults over age 70 should have 1,200 mg of calcium and 800 IU of vitamin D a day.</li><li>Your provider may recommend <a test="test" href="./007477.htm">a calcium supplement</a>.</li><li>Follow a diet that provides the proper amount of calcium and vitamin D. Use supplements to make up for the shortage only if your diet does not have the recommended amounts.</li><li>Your provider may recommend higher doses of vitamin D if you have risk factors for osteoporosis or a low level of this vitamin. </li></ul><p>(Note: Some expert groups are not sure the benefits and safety of these amounts of vitamin D and calcium outweigh their risks. Be sure to discuss with your provider whether supplements are a good choice for you.)</p><img title="Vitamin D source" alt="Vitamin D source" src="//medlineplus.gov/ency/images/ency/fullsize/24437.jpg" class="img-e" itemprop="image"/><p>Stop unhealthy habits:</p><ul><li><a test="test" href="./001992.htm">Quit smoking</a>, if you smoke.</li><li>Limit your alcohol intake. Too much alcohol can damage your bones. Alcohol consumption also puts you at risk for falling and breaking a bone. </li></ul><p>It is important to prevent falls by older people. 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