Osteopenia doesn't mean osteoporosis — so should you treat it? ... a severe thinning of the bones that can lead to increased risk of bone fracture.

I recently had a DEXA scan, and based on the results, my general physician prescribed Fosamax for osteopenia. The first dose created a horrible reaction two days after ingestion, with severe pain ...

Osteopenia is loss of bone mineral density and is often a precursor to more severe bone loss like osteoporosis. Bone loss in osteopenia may be reversed. Treatment for osteopenia may be outlined as ...

Osteoporosis typically affects seniors, placing them at much greater risk of fractures. But there’s another condition called osteopenia, which can happen at virtually any age. Traditionally ...

If the diagnosis of severe osteopenia or osteoporosis is established by means of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, evaluation is warranted for secondary causes of bone loss.

Well, if it's osteoporosis, osteopenia and osteoarthritis, for starters, a shared prefix. ... — Severe osteoporosis: T-score -2.5 or lower, plus at least one fragility-related fracture.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am interested in your opinion of the drug Fosamax. I am a 63-year-old female who recently had my first bone density scan. The results were severe osteopenia.

Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 54-year-old female. One year ago, I had a DEXA scan, which showed severe osteopenia. I have GERD and a hiatal hernia and cannot take biphosphonate pills, so my doctor put me ...

Two surviving female infants, born from a triplet pregnancy at 30 weeks gestation, were noted to have severe osteopenia and multiple fractures diagnosed at 20 days of age. Their mother had been ...