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  1. Osteoporosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Osteoporosis causes bones to become weak and brittle — so brittle that a fall or even mild stresses such as bending over or coughing can cause a break.

  2. Osteoporosis - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Bisphosphonates. For both men and women at increased risk of broken bones, the most widely prescribed osteoporosis medications are bisphosphonates. Examples ...

  3. Exercising with osteoporosis: Stay active the safe way - Mayo Clinic

    If you have osteoporosis, you might mistakenly think exercise will lead to fracture. In fact, though, using your muscles helps protect your bones.

  4. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Number of factors can raise risk for osteoporosis

    close up illustration of spine with osteoporosis, bone loss DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mother was diagnosed with osteoporosis when she was in her 80s. My sister ...

  5. Women's Wellness: Risks of osteoporosis - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Some osteoporosis risk factors, such as older age, can't be changed. But others are things you can control. You might not think of bones as being alive, ...

  6. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Osteoporosis and supplements for bone health

    Osteoporosis is a condition that causes the bones to thin and lose their strength. When bones become weaker, sudden fractures can occur, even with minimal ...

  7. Mayo Clinic Minute: What women should know about osteoporosis risk

    Abate says osteoporosis screenings should start between 50 and 55 years old. Developing healthy bones on the other hand should start early in life and include ...

  8. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Osteoporosis and a bone-healthy diet

    Osteoporosis is a condition that causes the bones to thin and lose their strength. Mayo Clinic experts offer advice on a bone-healthy diet.

  9. Mayo Clinic Minute: Osteoporosis is soft bones

    "Osteoporosis is thinning of the bone to the point where the bones can break," says Dr. Bart Clarke, a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist.

  10. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding - and preventing - osteoporosis

    DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Does having low peak bone mass in my late 20s mean that osteoporosis is inevitable someday? Is there anything I can do to prevent osteoporosis ...