Men and osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a demineralizing condition of the bone that affects predominantly elderly people, and is often not adequately appreciated in the male population. Osteoporosis causes the bones to become more porous and liable to break, and in men is influenced by alcohol use, smoking, medications and decreasing testosterone (the 'male menopause'). Studies have shown that while men are less susceptible to developing osteoporosis, they are more likely to suffer mortality due to a hip fracture after a year than women, and are less likely to be prescribed bone strengthening medications. Death secondary to a hip fracture can be due to pre-existing cardiovascular disease, infection and blood dysfunction. Preventative strategies for broken bones can be with resistance exercises, and calcium and vitamin D supplements.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Newsinferno.com

Related Disease Topics:

• Osteoporosis
• Male menopause
• Cardiovascular disease
• Infection
• Blood dysfunction
• Broken bones
• Hip fracture

Related Symptom Topics:

• Bones liable to break

Article Source Details

About: Men and osteoporosis

Date: 11 July 2005

Source: Newsinferno.com

URL: http://www.newsinferno.com/storypages/7-11-2005~002.html

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of osteoporosis
• Cause of male menopause
• Cause of cardiovascular disease
• Cause of infection
• Cause of blood dysfunction
• Cause of bone fracture
• Cause of broken bones
• Cause of hip fracture
• Cause of porous bones
• Cause of abnormal x-ray
• Risk and osteoporosis
• Risk and male menopause
• Risk and cardiovascular disease
• Risk and infection
• Risk and blood dysfunction
• Risk and broken bones
• Risk and hip fracture
• Risk and bone fracture
• Risk and porous bones
• Risk and abnormal x-ray
• Risk and resistance exercise
• Risk and weight bearing exercise
• Risk and vitamin D
• Risk and calcium
• Medication and osteoporosis
• Medication and broken bones
• Medication and hip fracture
• Medication and resistance exercise
• Medication and weight bearing exercise
• Medication and vitamin D
• Medication and calcium
• Underdiagnosed
• Underdiagnosed and osteoporosis
• Underdiagnosed and male menopause
• Underdiagnosed and cardiovascular disease
• Underdiagnosed and infection
• Underdiagnosed and blood dysfunction
• Underdiagnosed and broken bones
• Underdiagnosed and hip fracture
• Underdiagnosed and male illness

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