Kim Snyder, The Women's Hospital Women seem to be very conscientious about getting routine exams completed. Whether it is a mammogram, yearly physical, and colonoscopy or bone density. When getting the results we are relieved when everything is negative or normal.
Dr. Becca Hopper, Deaconess Clinic Internist and Pediatrician Osteoporosis is a disease in which the density and quality of bone are reduced—bones actually become weaker. As bones become more porous and fragile, the risk of fracture is greatly increased. The loss of bone occurs silently and progressively. Often there are no symptoms until the first fracture occurs.