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Evista, Another Way to Treat Osteoporosis
Posted by Dr. Gifford Jones on Aug 31, 2010 at 10:41 PM
Hormone replacement therapy, post menopause
A few weeks ago I wrote about hormone replacement therapy (HRT). That it was foolish for women to give up HRT if they suffer menopausal problems. But because of the latest HRT reports some postmenopausal women are now looking to other long-term therapies to fight osteoporosis. I mentioned the medication, Evista, and many readers have asked me to tell them more about this.
Osteoporosis is a disease of bones, which like other living tissues, are in constant change. Early in life more bone is formed than lost. Later the reverse is true making bones more fragile with increased risk of fracture.
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