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Problem of Osteoporosis is a new challenge to the world. According to a survey, over 15 percent persons above 50 years of age are suffering from it. Bones of a human being becomes porous and weak and gets cracked with minor jolt. The number of persons suffering from the diseases is increasing fast and hence the decision to observe October 20 as World Osteoporosis day was taken. The main reasons behind it are lack of calcium and minerals in the food, fast food, obesity and mental tension and less or no physical exercises. Also consumption of some medicines taken for long time also cast ill effects on the bones and their density decreases.

Reasons of Osteoporosis

Due to stoppage of menstruation and excess of hormones also cause the osteoporosis disease among women. This is the main reason behind fracture in backbone and pelvis. One of the reasons of the diseases assuming seriousness is that people don't understand the initial symptoms and are careless for the treatment. People become serious only when they suffer problems. Thus after 40 - 45 years a person shall regularly get density of bones checked regularly. Even if a person is suffering pain in waist for long time and the bones get cracked on minor jolt, then a person shall consult doctor.

Now-a-days the problem is seen in youngsters also. Changing life style, lack of exercises, heredity problem, thyroid, lack of hormones, problem in hormones growth, liquor, smoking and cold drinks are basically the reasons for the disease. But basically it is the disease of increasing age. The disease reduces the density and also brings deformity in the bones. The bones become brittle and crack on small or little shock. The disease is also quiet disease as it attacks silently. Initially no symptoms are seen and the disease keeps becoming serious. And when fracture occurs, the disease is confirmed.

The process of bones forming is continues in the life. The density and strength also increases in young age. But in middle age after 45 years, the reverse process begins. And here is the beginning of bones turning brittle and weak. This is the beginning of the Osteoporosis disease. The hormones which cast adverse impact on the bones include growth hormone, introgen and thyroid hormones.

The disease affects women more as compared to men and the reason is that after stoppage of menses, quantity of introjen hormone starts decreasing. The bones get de-watered fast which reduces the strength of bones. The women, whose menses stops before age of 45 years, whose ovary is removed by the operation, who is childless or who has not been with menstrual for long.

There are other factors also which cause the disease irrespective of whether the victim is male or female. It could be heredity problem. The lack of vitamin D, calcium and proteins also cause the disease. If a person is much thin then also there is probability that the disease could attack. High blood pressure too causes this disease as in high BP the calcium fast passes out from the urine.

There is no indication of wearing out of bones. The disease is confirmed only when fracture occurs and the doctor is consulted. The initial stage of the disease causes pain in the bones of wrist, buttocks and waist. The back bone bends due to the problem. As the veins get weak there is strong possibility of a person suffering the stroke of paralysis.

Osteoporosis examination

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