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Osteoporosis Prevention Starts Early with Dr. Gauri Behari
About one in two women over 50 will break a bone because of osteoporosis, yet most women don’t hear the word until after a fracture. In this episode of Finally, Women’s Health, Dr. Raina Patel sits down with endocrinologist Dr. Gauri Behari to talk about what women can do now to protect their bones.
They cover:
Why osteoporosis gets so little attention compared with heart disease and breast cancer
What happens to bone when estrogen drops, and why bone loss can begin in perimenopause
Who should get a DEXA scan before 65, and what T-scores, Z-scores and FRAX actually mean
Commonly missed risk…
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