Question 1

help, what system does osteoporosis affect?

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The skeleton: Osteoporosis is a disease of decreased bone density that results in pain and increased risk of fracture.  The causes of osteoporosis may be due to disorders of the kidneys, intestines, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, or pituitary gland.  Other associated diseases are pagets, myelomo, cancer, myelodysplasia and autoimmune diseases.  Osteoporosis is a result of these conditions, not the cause.

Question 2

how does osteoporosis affect other body systems?

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It effects only bone: But other body systems cause osteoporosis. Also some external causes. Thyroid, renal disease, diabetes, mal absorption. There are more. Smoking, steroid exposure being in space with 0 gravity (most of us need not worry about this).

Question 3

please tell me what system does osteoporosis affect?

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Bone: Osteoporosis is conditions of bones with decrease bone strength , which results in increase in risk of fractures.
It is common in postmenopausal women and men greater than 70 years old and screening  for osteoporosis is recommended by a special x-ray called DXA scan.

Question 4

what system, besides skeletal, does osteoporosis affect?

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Just the skeletal: system,but it can cause compression of nerves,,so nerves could bee affected. Hope this helps!

Question 5

suffering with osteoporosis; at what point will i get real symptoms?

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When a bone breaks: Unfortunately, osteoporosis does not have symptoms until you have an "insufficiency fracture."  this can be a broken hip or wrist from a simple fall, or can be a compression fracture of the spine.  Any of these would be associated with significant pain and disability - certainly serious symptoms.  You should discuss medical treatment of osteoporosis with your doctor to prevent these fractures.

Question 6

what can i do to alleviate symptoms of osteoporosis?

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Get treatment: Osteoporosis is silent. It does not cause symptoms. It shows up on studies down for other reasons, or with fracture (broken bone) of the weakened bone. If someone relatively young like you has it, a thorough assessment by a mineral metabolism specialist (internal medicine subspecialist, often an endocrinologist) is recommended, as several things can cause bone loss besides osteoporosis.

Question 7

what are symptoms of osteoporosis in a 20 yr old?

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None usually: Osteoporosis typically does not have symptoms until a fracture occurs and the result will be pain. Other physical changes that occur include loss of height and a stooped posture. More importantly, 20 year old should not have osteoporosis unless caused by meds such as steroids or other medical conditions such as bone disorders, crohns, kidney disease. See a physician who specializes in osteoporosis.

Question 8

what are the symptoms of pregnancy-associated osteoporosis?

Accepted Answer

Fracture: Osteoporosis in anyone is silent until there is a fracture. Even many spine fractures are silent insofar as the person didn't know they had osteoporosis until an x ray showed collapse of a vertebra or even multiple vertebrae. The classic " doweger hump" can be the only clue to the the diagnosis. In pregnancy this would not likely occur.

Question 9

if severe osteoporosis which is secondary was left untreated, what is the worse that can happen? and why would a doctor not treat it?

Accepted Answer

Fractures: The worst that could happen is a hip fracture which can be very difficult to heal and limits mobility greatly or compression fractures of the spine which leads to chronic pain.  It is difficult to say which it was not treated.  You should discuss with your dr. And consider seeing a specialist  like an endocrinologist to discuss treatment and risk/benefits of treatment.

Question 10

i have osteoporosis but it acts like symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. what should i do?

Accepted Answer

Arthritis tests: Osteoporosis does not cause symptoms in the absence of fractures.  If joint pain is present a rheumatologist could order tests to determine if rheumatoid arthritis or other types of arthritis is present.

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