Your Osteoporosis Risk Increases After Menopause

Beginning at age 65, DEXA screening for bone density is recommended. If you are younger than 65, you may get this screening if you are postmenopausal and have other risk factors such as weighing less than 126 pounds, you are a smoker, or you have medical conditions and risks for bone loss for fracture. Alternatively, a tool called the FRAX assessment can be used in women younger than 65 years to determine which women should have a DEXA scan.

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