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What is osteoporosis and what causes it?
1. What is osteoporosis and what causes it?
What are the symptoms of osteoporosis?
2. What are the symptoms of osteoporosis?
What is the difference between osteopenia, osteoporosis and osteomalacia?
3. What is the difference between osteopenia, osteoporosis and osteomalacia?
Who is most at risk for osteoporosis and why?
4. Who is most at risk for osteoporosis and why?
What can I do to prevent osteoporosis?
5. What can I do to prevent osteoporosis?
Why are women at greater risk than men for osteoporosis?
6. Why are women at greater risk than men for osteoporosis?
Should men worry about osteoporosis? What are the signs in men?
7. Should men worry about osteoporosis? What are the signs in men?
Can certain medications increase the risk of developing osteoporosis?
8. Can certain medications increase the risk of developing osteoporosis?
Is there a cure for osteoporosis?
9. Is there a cure for osteoporosis?
Patient Videos
Dr Tilli's story: How did you find out you had osteoporosis? How was it diagnosed?
10. Dr Tilli's story: How did you find out you had osteoporosis? How was it diagnosed?
Shelley's story: How did you find out you had osteoporosis? How was it diagnosed?
11. Shelley's story: How did you find out you had osteoporosis? How was it diagnosed?

Expert Video - What are the symptoms of osteoporosis?

Osteoporosis is sometimes called a "silent disease". Dr. David Karpf of Stanford University describes how osteoporosis may not cause any symptoms until it is advanced, and notes two signs of possible osteoporosis that may show up before an osteoporotic fracture happens.

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Section: Understanding Osteoporosis
Animation - Understanding Osteoporosis
Animation - Understanding Osteoporosis
Slide Show - Understanding Osteoporosis
Slide Show - Understanding Osteoporosis
Expert Videos
What is osteoporosis and what causes it?
1. What is osteoporosis and what causes it?
What are the symptoms of osteoporosis?
2. What are the symptoms of osteoporosis?
What is the difference between osteopenia, osteoporosis and osteomalacia?
3. What is the difference between osteopenia, osteoporosis and osteomalacia?
Who is most at risk for osteoporosis and why?
4. Who is most at risk for osteoporosis and why?
What can I do to prevent osteoporosis?
5. What can I do to prevent osteoporosis?
Why are women at greater risk than men for osteoporosis?
6. Why are women at greater risk than men for osteoporosis?
Should men worry about osteoporosis? What are the signs in men?
7. Should men worry about osteoporosis? What are the signs in men?
Can certain medications increase the risk of developing osteoporosis?
8. Can certain medications increase the risk of developing osteoporosis?
Is there a cure for osteoporosis?
9. Is there a cure for osteoporosis?
Patient Videos
Dr Tilli's story: How did you find out you had osteoporosis? How was it diagnosed?
10. Dr Tilli's story: How did you find out you had osteoporosis? How was it diagnosed?
Shelley's story: How did you find out you had osteoporosis? How was it diagnosed?
11. Shelley's story: How did you find out you had osteoporosis? How was it diagnosed?

Other Modules:

Screening and Diagnosing Bone Health and Osteoporosis

Screening and Diagnosing Bone Health and Osteoporosis

Managing and Treating Osteoporosis

Managing and Treating Osteoporosis

 

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