Osteoporosis affects millions of women – and many men, too (The Sacramento Bee)
It is no wonder that most consumers and many doctors consider osteoporosis a “women’s health” issue: More than 8 million women in this country suffer from it; it is often termed “post menopausal” osteoporosis; the only visible symptom is known as a “dowager’s hump”; and for years the only medical treatment was female hormone replacement therapy.