Are secondary causes of osteoporosis more common in certain groups of people?
The most common cause of osteoporosis is estrogen deficiency, and as this deficiency is not a problem in men, we find that disease in men is most commonly attributed to secondary causes. Approximately 50 percent of the men who have osteoporosis tend to have a secondary cause. Q: Are men often resistant to an osteoporosis diagnosis because it is a disease more prevalent in older women? Absolutely. The other day, I had a female patient with osteoporosis who came in with her husband. He was small and bent over, and I recommended that he get a bone density test, which is the most reliable diagnostic tool for this disease, and he refused. Q: So it never hurts to talk to your doctor about your risk for this disease, no matter what your gender or your age? That’s right. Conclusion Osteoporosis can be a devastating condition. Over 1.5 million osteoporosis-related fractures occur each year, usually in the hip or the spine, and primarily in older women. But osteoporosis is also one of the most p
