Menopausal women with osteoporosis or osteopenia – low bone mass levels preceding osteoporosis – should be treated with medication, Khanna explains. Medicines include biphosphonates such as alendronate (fosamax), zolédronic acid (reclast) and ibandronate (boniva), which slow down the speed at which the bones decompose.
People with more serious illness may also need drugs that increase bone training, such as Tériparatide (Forto), Abaloparatide (Tymlos) or Romosozumab (Unit), she advises.
Drugs are a crucial component of treatment and reduce the risk of broken bone.
Research has revealed that people with high -risk osteoporosis that do not take medication to treat the disease have 23% major fracture chances over a period of 10 years.
Hormonotherapy with estrogens is another option to reduce the risk of fracture, says Dr. Faubion, especially for younger and healthy menopausal women who also have heat puffs, which estrogen also helps.
However, it is not appropriate for everyone, given the potential risks linked to estrogen therapy.
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