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Assessing your risk and testing for bone loss are the keys to
diagnosing osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is a potentially crippling disease characterized by low bone
mass (density) and deterioration of bone tissue. The condition leads to increased bone fragility and risk of
fracture - most often at the spine, wrist or hip.
Osteoporosis does not develop overnight. You can lose bone mass steadily
for many years without experiencing any symptoms or signs of the disease until a bone fractures. For this
reason, osteoporosis is often called "the silent thief" - literally stealing our bone mass without giving us
any indication whatsoever. If osteoporosis is first diagnosed at the time a fracture occurs, it is already
fairly advanced.
Early detection of bone loss, therefore, is critical in preventing
osteoporotic fractures. This section of the website is designed to help you assess your risk of osteoporosis
so that you may take preventive action.
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