Based on emerging evidence and expert opinion, a task force put together by the International Society for Clinical Densitometry created position statements on the assessment of BMD in transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals.
High social stress was associated with decreased bone mineral density over 6 years of follow-up.
UK study also shows association between CP and osteoarthritis when adjusting for other factors.
Osteopenia was found in more than 25% of both men and women, suggesting that more osteoporosis screening and prevention programs are needed in middle-age individuals.
A meta-analysis showed that abaloparatide treatment reduces the risk for vertebral, nonvertebral, and wrist fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis compared with placebo or other medical treatments.
For young women with anorexia nervosa, oral contraceptives may limit bone loss.
Multiple pharmacologic therapies have been shown to reduce fracture rates in postmenopausal women with acceptable safety profiles
Elderly men are significantly undertreated for osteoporosis.
Statin use in elderly women with coronary artery disease may prevent bone loss.
The need for effective osteoporosis screening tools and treatment strategies is high, as the current methods have a low sensitivity for determining postmenopausal women at risk for a major osteoporotic fracture.
