Calling all men, and those that care about them. Have you thought how testosterone affects the skeleton? At what age are bones their strongest? Why do some older men break a hip and not others? Testosterone is an important hormone for both bone growth and development, in men. However the amount of men’s testosterone starts to slowly decline after about age 30. It is estimated that 10% of men ...
Calling women of all ages, and especially if you are over the age of 20 years old and have not prepared to protect your bones from menopausal bone loss, I wrote this blog for you.
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Shepstone L, et al; “Screening in the community to reduce fractures in older women (SCOOP): a random controlled trail”. Lancet. 2018 Feb 24;391(10122):741-747. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32640-5. Epub 2017 Dec 16. Michelle Gates1 , Jennifer Pillay1* , Guylène Thériault2 , Heather Limburg3 , Roland Grad2 , Scott Klarenbach4 , Christina Korownyk4 , Donna Reynolds5 , John J. Riva6,7, Brett D. Thombs ...