Please use this diary as a tool for discussions with your doctor. The diary gives you the power to request specific tests, track your information, and discuss changes in your health stats with your doctor. However, every woman is different, so only your doctor can explain what each number means for you. As women go through menopause, they lose the bone-building hormone estrogen, and this can lead to low bone density and osteoporosis. Women with osteoporosis are susceptible to debilitating bone fractures.
BMD tests are safe and painless and are similar to having an x-ray taken.
The test uses a small amount of radiation to measure bone density at your spine, wrist, or heel. A low score in either area shows that bone was lost or not enough was formed at some point in your life. The good, the bad, the triglycerides Blood cholesterol levels are important indicators for heart disease, the leading cause of death among American women. Your cholesterol levels can be influenced by many factors, including diet, weight, physical activity, heredity, sex, and age. HDL carries cholesterol away from the arteries to the liver, where it's passed from the body.