Kathryn Petras
author of: "The Premature Menopause Book" said about the risk of osteoporosis
Our risk for osteoporosis is very high -- more so than those of women who go through menopause at the average age of 51-52. In fact, according to a study of women with premature ovarian failure conducted at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), two thirds of the women had enough bone loss that they might be at risk for a hip fracture, and over seventy seven out of the 89 women they studied had osteopenia, below-normal bone density and the precursor to osteoporosis. And this bone loss occurred rapidly -- often within the first 18 months of being diagnosed. To make matters more worrisome, we reach peak bone mass typically around the age of 35. So if you go through premature menopause -- naturally or surgically -- before age 35, it may mean that your bones never attained their optimum strength.
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