By William Malm
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Osteoporosis, a weakening of bone density, is often thought of as an old women’s disease, but that is not the whole story. A lot of men get it as well, and it can come on at a younger age than you might think. A new Harvard study finds men are far less likely to be tested for it, and if you are not tested, you may not catch it in time to slow or reverse it’s possibly catastrophic consequences.
Women are more likely to break a bone due to Osteoporosis, about half of them will past the age of fifty. But so will one in four men. If you catch it you can stop it. Dr. Robert Koval, a rheumatologist with Texas Orthopedics, explains, “The earlier you catch it the better the outcome is going to be, the quicker you get treatment going you are able to save bone density and prevent fractures.” 