Premenopausal Osteoporosis Poses Special Clinical Challenges

ATLANTA—Osteoporosis in premenopausal women is uncommon compared with its frequency in post-menopausal women, but when it is suspected, it poses some difficult questions for clinicians: How should it be diagnosed in this understudied population? If found, should it be treated—and how? Elizabeth Shane, MD, professor of medicine at Columbia University and attending physician at New... [Read More]

Source: The Rheumatologist - March 12, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Thomas R. Collins Tags: 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting Conditions Osteoporosis premenopause Source Type: research