Hello @ivone49,

Side-effects with osteoporosis medications is a concern many members have. It is easy to read about the negative side-effects of these powerful medications and have your hesitancy increase. I thought you may like to see a positive experience with starting medication and why they regretted waiting:

"Evenity worked for me: Why I chose medication for osteoporosis"
- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/evenity-worked-for-me/

You may also find the following article from PubMed worth looking at as well:

"Pulse Electromagnetic Field for Treating Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials"
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35864717/

In short, the study found that, " Compared with conventional medications, PEMF combined with conventional medications significantly increased BMD of lumbar vertebra, femoral, Ward's triangle, bone-specific biochemical indicators of ALP, BSAP, and osteocalcin, and relieved pain. In view of its efficacy and safety, PEMF intervention can be considered as a potentially effective complementary therapy for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis."

This may not be a perfect case study for your own situation, but it is worth bringing up with your provider. The study concluded that PEMF showed some promise, but only in conjunction with traditional treatments.

@ivone49, how are you currently doing? Were you able to discuss this potential treatment with your current provider?