If you start menopause early doctors might tell you that you re not old enough. They also tend to be quick to offer combined hormone replacement therapy. Osteoporosis - A condition in which bones become, thin, fragile, and highly prone to fracture. Osteoporosis is more closely related to menopause than to a woman's chronological age. If breakdown exceeds formation, bone tissue is lost and bones become thin and brittle.
Bone loss leads to a weakened skeleton incapable of supporting normal daily activities.
Bone loss quickens during perimenopause, the transitional phase when estrogen levels stop significantly. The most effective therapy against osteoporosis available today for postmenopausal women is estrogen. Estrogen saves more bone tissue than even very large daily doses of calcium. Heart disease is the number one killer of American women and is responsible for half of all deaths in women over 50. CVD's are disorders of the heart and circulatory system.