FREE YOUR LIFE FROM OSTEOPOROSIS

Many postmenopausal women with osteoporosis is not the beginning of their disease management, a new national survey.

Osteoporosis is a global health crisis, WHO and other health organizations, and federal authorities said, fractures and osteoporosis is an important cause of death and disability.

More than 1,800 postmenopausal women to complete the online survey, in the past week in March 2009 by Harris Interactive and understanding of my bones would be in order to make. The 889 respondents were postmenopausal osteoporosis and 912 without, are 50 years of age.

The survey showed, among other things, pointed out:

• 21% plans to retire later than expected. Half of the respondents had osteoporosis afraid of their disease, limiting their ability to work.
• While 83% of osteoporosis in women believe they are doing all they can to their disease, the management of women with osteoporosis may not be aware of their bone mineral density than those without the disease of women.
• 27% of women, osteoporosis is often said that their drugs. Almost half of these women say, it is because they are forgotten.
• Only 35% of women reported osteoporosis, start a conversation with their doctors the disease.
• 84% of women with osteoporosis to agree that today’s women can retain a greater need than ever before generations of an active lifestyle.
• 22% of women who are expected to retire later than planned, said the reason is that access to health insurance benefits.
• 70% of women suffer from osteoporosis, afraid she would lose its independence because of the disease.
• 71% of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, she said she had a break, she was more careful to prevent future fractures.
• 73% of the women had osteoporotic fractures who consider themselves the burden of their families, helplessness, and even that lost its independence.

Reported that bone health education can encourage women to make greater priority. Following a review of the respondents Education osteoporosis, almost three-quarters of women reporting osteoporosis, they plan their own bone health, to give a higher priority.

To understand the bones of my meeting was chaired by the National Osteoporosis Foundation, the Association of Women’s Health Study and Amgen Inc., the company produces drugs.

“As women, after retirement, bone health is not a luxury but a necessity, said:” Felicia Cosman, MD, clinical director of the National Osteoporosis Foundation and medical director of clinical research centers Hailunhaisi Hospital . ”Although some women make a major strike for better bone health, and many people do not need to do more.”

Archelle Gheorghiu, MD, a member of the Association for Women’s Health Study Board’s view, because of 45 osteoporotic patients are women, it is important to make bone health a priority effort.

“We are very pleased to see that the latter accounted for about osteoporosis risks, the survey, many women said they would take action, bone health, to speak more to do with their doctors first, to re-assess their bone mineral density scores, and educate ourselves and others, “she said in a statement.

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