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A female asked:
How to keep osteopenia from turning into osteoporosis when your so close?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Jeffrey Wintanswered
Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Osteopenia: is a X-ray finding, osteoporosis is one cause of osteopenia, that shoes up in images as osteopenia it does turn into each other. ask your doctor to offer guidance and see if treatment is needed
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Dr. Jovita Anyanwuanswered
Internal Medicine 31 years experience
Osteopenia: Can progress into Osteoporosis. Resistance exercise, healthy diet including adequate calcuim and vitamin D, Avoiding predisposing medications and following your doctor to access your risk
523 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Last updated Nov 28, 2017
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