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Anyone progress from osteoporosis to osteopenia?
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Once osteoporosis damages your bones it’s done and cannot be corrected. Those on the cusp of converting from osteopenia to osteoporosis possibly can convert back with meds, exercise, diet, etc. see below.
https://www.endocrinecenter.com/blog/is-osteoporosis-reversible
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My back went from osteoporosis to osteopenia after 1 year on Evenity.
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@jenatsky the content at that link seems to be contradictory: see excerpt below. Medications can certainly bring the DEXA out of osteoporosis. Bones are more complicated than just density though.
"There’s no cure for osteoporosis. But there is hope....
Is osteoporosis reversible? That’s a complicated question with a complicated answer. Here, our team of expert endocrinologists takes a deeper look at osteoporosis treatments and how they work together with a healthy lifestyle to slow the progression of — and possibly reverse — osteoporosis.
Can you reverse osteoporosis?
Technically, once you have osteoporosis, you have it for life. It’s incurable. However, there are ways to prevent it, ways to slow down its progression, and — if you catch it early enough — ways to counteract it."