Osteoporose – Prävention: warum und wie?

Osteoporosis is a common and debilitating disease. Targeted prevention would avoid bone fractures, and loss of mobility and quality of life. Influencing factors on bone density are already active in premenopausal women: hormonal factors, exercise, dieting, weight, and medications with negative influences on bone density are important. Minimal trauma fractures and low bone density should prompt gynecologists to consider treatments to prevent osteoporosis. Specific osteoporosis therapy, including hormone therapy if needed, should be selected individually for each patient.