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I was diagnosed at 62 with borderline osteopenia/osteoporosis, to my shock since I’ve always been strong and active, ate well. I have since been drinking milk by the 4 litre jug and taking calcium supplements and increased my exercises. There is a waiting list for another bone density scan, so I can’t say for sure, but I feel I have turned this around. I feel better, even though the bone density issue is on top of a moderate lumbar curvature and arthritis. I am made leery of available prescription meds reading horror stories on this site. Best of luck treating a medical issue holistically when it’s not unreasonable to do so.

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@robertaeh

It is... unfortunately....so common for women to be blindsided by a diagnosis of osteoporosis when doctors could have been talking to patients about loss of estrogen and testosterone and how it can lead to op.