Osteoporosis can be a disabling disease and effects millions of people every year. The bones of a person suffering from this condition become brittle, break easily and the bones are difficult to repair. Many postmenopausal women suffer from this, because bone density is tied to estrogen and when there is a decline in this hormone, problems with bone structure can occur. Men are also at risk with those of small stature seeing an increased incidence.

There is good news on the front for those who have this condition. There are osteoporosis treatments that are effective in treating this condition. These drugs called bisphophohates, work by building bone and preventing the fragility that happens in osteoporosis. This treatment is proven to be safe as well as effective. The problem arises because often people fail to seek diagnosis for this condition. Because it is one of the silent diseases there are no symptoms until a fracture occurs. Post menopausal women are the most at risk. After the onset of menopause, women often loose twenty percent of their bone mass. Men, however are also at risk and the condition strikes those with the smallest bone structures and lowest body masses most often. Continue reading →