How to Prevent and Manage Post-Menopausal Osteoporosis | RememME - 0 views
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Prahallad Panda on 10 Apr 10Osteoporosis sets in the bones of women when oestrogen level in blood starts to wean off; usually in the fourth decade of life. In simple terms osteoporosis means rarified or porous bone. The calcium other minerals of bone get depleted; as a result of imbalance in activity of bone forming cells, the osteoblasts and bone re-absorbing cells, the oseoclasts. Common sites of fractures are neck of femur, lumber vertebrae and lower end of radius; in that order.