Women are more likely to suffer from osteoporosis than men for several reasons. To begin with, women have lighter, thinner bones and tend to live longer than men, so women are more vulnerable to and are at risk for osteoporosis for a longer time. Without sufficient estrogen, bones cannot properly absorb or maintain calcium. For more information, click here . Every year, osteoporosis causes more than 1.5 million fractures, mostly of the hip, spine and wrist, although any bone can be weakened by the disease.
Osteoporosis can lead to life-threatening complications.
Most require very low levels of radiation and are similar to having standard X rays taken.