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Osteoporosis and bone health

Young Women and Osteoporosis — Good news about treatment and prevention

Osteoporosis and broken bones are an old woman's disease-right? No, that is not right! Young women do get osteoporosis-although rarely.

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Estrogen Deficiency: The Wrong Idea About Menopause

The largest and best-controlled trial testing whether hormone “replacement” therapy prevented heart disease was stopped three years early in July 2002. The Read more...

The ABCs of Osteoporosis Treatment

There are many practical ways you (with the help of your health care provider) can treat osteoporosis (fragile bone disease). The treatment is not Read more...

The ABCs of Osteoporosis Prevention (for Women in Menopause)

Menopause means graduation! One year has passed since the last menstrual period and perimenopause is over. Because of the hormonal changes of the first Read more...

The ABCs of Osteoporosis Prevention (for Women in Midlife)

Bone Health: As Simple as ABC!

Perimenopause, the time of change before and for a year after the final menstrual period, is also a time of increased risk for falling, fractures and Read more...

The ABCs of Osteoporosis Prevention (for Premenopausal Women)

Bone Health: As Simple as ABC!

Bones are complex and important parts of us. Maintaining and building bone Read more...

The ABCs of Osteoporosis Prevention (for Teenage Women)

Bone Health: As Simple as ABC!

The teen years are a time of change before and after the first menstrual period. During these years bone not only increases in size (with growth) but Read more...

Progesterone Therapy for Menopause

“Bio-identical” is the trendy term for therapies we've used for a long time. Bio-identical therapies include Prometrium ® , Estrace ® , Estradot ® , Androgel Read more...

Exercise and Skipped Periods

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I’ve been on the track and field team at my high school for several years but only recently started running the 10 kilometre races. Although I got my period Read more...

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