The Benefits
Finding osteoporosis early means that you can treat it before it gets worse. Treating osteoporosis can help slow the rate of bone loss and make your bones less likely to break.
One out of every two (1 in 2) women and one in four (1 in 4) men over the age of 50 will break a bone in their lifetime because of osteoporosis.
People with osteoporosis most often break bones in the hip, spine, and wrist. A broken bone (called a fracture) can cause pain, disability, and make it hard to do daily activities
without help.
