Men get osteoporosis too - screening guidelines

While most people think about older, postmenopausal women when osteoporosis is mentioned - men do get this bone-thinning disease as well.

The American College of Physicians issued new screening guidelines in the hopes of catching osteoporosis in men at early enough stages to provide treatment.

The guidelines include a recommendation that men at higher risk of developing osteoporosis undergo a bone scan. Men at higher risk are those who:

• are older
• are underweight
• have lost significant amount of weight
• are not physically active
• have had previous fractures due to thinning bones
• have a history of being treated with corticosteroids
• have been treated with androgen deprivation therapy

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