What experts are saying about bone health and osteoporosis

Dr. Streicher lists definitions of low bone mass and osteoporosis, T scores and Z scores, and FRAX among topics discussed with Dr. Kagan. She notes that hot flashes are listed as associated with bone loss among risk-factor topics in the post. She discusses what happens to bone density when menopause hormone therapy is discontinued as a topic. The post covers estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone roles in bone health as presented in the interview.

The article lists loss of bone density among features of the musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause as the authors present it. It discusses estradiol in relation to bone, tendon, muscle, and cartilage. Listed features also include loss of lean muscle mass and joint pain. This source focuses on musculoskeletal and body-composition changes.

Dr. Sims writes about resistance training in relation to muscle and bone topics as she presents them. She discusses estrogen in relation to muscle maintenance during menopause. She gives training formats including sets, repetitions, and rest periods. This source focuses on exercise approaches for menopause body composition and bone topics.

Dr. Gunter notes in the series introduction that systemic hormone therapy reasons covered earlier include symptoms and prevention of osteoporosis as she lists them. The GSM post itself focuses on vulvar, vaginal, bladder, and urethra changes. She discusses systemic versus vaginal estrogen separately in the post. This source provides background on estrogen categories for bone discussions.

The episode description lists body composition and cardiometabolic health among topics discussed. Dr. Haver discusses nutrition, resistance training, sleep, and supplements in relation to menopause preparation. She also discusses hormone therapy in the same episode. This source presents bone-related topics within a broader midlife health discussion.

Dr. Sims lists osteoporosis among longer-term health concerns discussed for primary ovarian insufficiency as she presents them. She discusses hormone therapy until around the average menopause age as a plan discussed with a physician for younger surgical menopause patients when not contraindicated. She lists heavy resistance training and protein recommendations in the article. She presents individual plans as physician discussions.