When removal exceeds formation, bone mass decreases and bones weaken. Osteoporosis and its associated fractures can rob a person of their mobility and independence. It is estimated that at age 50 a woman has nearly a 40 per cent chance of developing an osteoporotic fracture during her remaining life time. A woman's life time risk of hip fracture alone is equal to the combines risk of developing breast, uterine, AND ovarian cancer. And osteoporotic fractures are 4 times more common than strokes.
Osteoporosis is still undiagnosed and untreated in lakhs of individuals.
It is estimated that up to 25 per cent of Indian women over 50 may be osteoporotic. Men and Osteoporosis Twenty per cent of all cases of osteoporosis occurs in men. One in every eight men over 50 will have an osteo-related fracture.