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THAT’S A BREAKING POINT.

With postmenopausal osteoporosis, a broken bone can happen when you least expect it—turning some everyday activities into fracture risks.

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Osteoporosis facts

What is osteoporosis?

Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens bones and gets worse over time. Some simple, everyday activities can become a fracture risk. Many women don’t even know they have osteoporosis until they break a bone.

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What causes it?

Due to estrogen loss after menopause, your body begins to lose more bone than it creates. Women with osteoporosis lose up to 20% of their bone density within 5 to 7 years after menopause.

Broke a bone?

Some women think breaking a bone is the result of a misstep or from being clumsy. No matter how careful you think you’re being, you are still at risk of breaking a bone from osteoporosis.

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Once you’ve broken a bone from osteoporosis, you’re

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more likely to break another within 1 year.

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That next break could be your breaking point

If you’ve broken one bone from osteoporosis, you’re more likely to break another. And that next broken bone could be a life-changing event.

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The good news?

You can take charge of your PMO by talking to your doctor about a treatment plan to reduce the risk of fracture.

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In postmenopausal women, hospitalizations due to fractures are more common than those for heart attack, breast cancer, or stroke.

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Doing all you can to help prevent another break?
You may be eating well, staying active, and taking vitamin D and calcium, but when your bones are weakened by osteoporosis, even minor mishaps can cause another broken bone.
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Left untreated, osteoporosis puts you at risk in everyday situations, like slipping or falling, tripping over a cord, or even picking up your grocery bags.

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Treatment can help

Learn how to reduce your risk

Osteoporosis is progressive which means bone loss gets worse without treatment. That’s why it’s important to talk to your doctor sooner rather than later.

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What’s your risk level?

With postmenopausal osteoporosis, you may be considered at very high risk for fracture if you answer “yes” to at least one of the following:

  • Have you broken a bone within the last 12 months?
  • Have you broken multiple bones?
  • Have you broken a bone while on treatment for osteoporosis?
  • Have you fallen in the past year?
  • Is your T-score below -3.0?

If you answered “yes” to at least one of the above, it’s important to talk to your doctor.

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You can do more to reduce your risk

Getting on—and staying on—treatment as prescribed by your doctor can be key to reducing your fracture risk. Here are some other things that can help:
  • Identify trip hazards in your home to prevent falls
  • Take vitamin D and calcium as directed by your doctor
  • Eat a well-balanced diet
  • Ask your doctor if any of your medications may increase your fall risk
  • Have your eyesight checked—good vision can help prevent falls
  • Exercise can help prevent falls by improving your balance and strength

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Know your breaking point: Take the quiz

How well do you know your osteoporosis?

Answer True or False to each statement and find out.

Thanks for taking the quiz! Now that you know more about osteoporosis, find out how you can get ahead of the risk of future fractures.
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Osteoporosis gets worse over time.
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Without treatment, osteoporosis gets worse over time.
All osteoporosis treatments work in the same way.
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Today there are different treatments available. Anabolic medications help grow new bone, while antiresorptives slow the rate that your body breaks down bone.
Osteoporosis treatment can reduce the risk of spine fractures.
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Osteoporosis treatment can reduce spinal fracture risks.
Taking calcium and vitamin D alone is enough to manage osteoporosis.
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Calcium and vitamin D alone are not enough. But when taken with osteoporosis medication, they’re part of a comprehensive treatment plan.
Osteoporosis fractures can be avoided by being less clumsy.
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Osteoporosis weakens your bones over time, putting you at risk for fracture even when you’re careful.
Once you have broken a bone from osteoporosis, you are less likely to break another.
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After your first broken bone from osteoporosis, you’re 5x more likely to break another within 1 year.
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