Fall prevention Estrogen Osteoporosis is more common than it should be. Although we don't know how to completely stop bone loss, we can take steps to prevent many of the fractures. Prevention starts in childhood, with good nutrition and exercise. After menopause, estrogen is the most important medication that can prevent osteoporosis.
Many medical papers focus on medications that can be given to reduce the rate of bone loss.
Most lay articles, on the other hand, stress life-style issues such as diet and exercise. Sometimes doctors and their patients just want to take a medication for osteoporosis, without paying attention to these basic building blocks. The medications will not be as effective if there is inadequate calcium, exercise, or nutrition. For healthy premenopausal women, I do not recommend any drug therapy. Nothing has been shown to be effective.