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Women Over 50 Should Have Bone Density Scan.(Brief Article)
2001 OCT 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) --
Did you know that if you're over the age of 50, you have a 50% chance of having an osteoporosis-related bone fracture?
That's surprising news for many women. But according to the September 2001 issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource, an estimated eight million women have osteoporosis and another 18 million women have bones that are thin enough to put them at risk for injury.
Fortunately, osteoporosis is a largely preventable disease, for which there is a painless, noninvasive screening test: bone density scanning. A typical bone density scan uses low-dose rays to measure the density of the bones in your hip, spine or wrist. Other testing methods include bone sonography, which transmits sound waves through your heel to measure bone density.
The National Osteoporosis Foundation recommends bone density scans for:
* All women age 65 and older.
* All postmenopausal women under age 65 who have one or more risk factors for osteoporosis (other than ...
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