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What Is Osteoporosis Caused By?
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Because the patterns of reforming and resorbing bone often vary from patient to patient, doctors believe several different factors account for this problem. Important chemicals (estrogen, testosterone, parathyroid hormone, and vitamin D) and blood factors that affect cell growth are involved with this process. Changes in levels of any of these factors can play a role in the development of osteoporosis.
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From Our Sources
Smoking Increases Osteoporosis Risk
A joint US-China study concluded that exposure to second-hand smoke increased the risk of osteoporosis in pre-menopausal women by a factor of three.... Read more »
Q&A: Do inhalers cause osteoporosis?
A reader asks Dr. Judith Reichman if using a steroid inhaler to control chronic asthma could cause osteoporosis. Dr. Reichman responds with... Read more »
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The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has found that osteoporosis and arthritis are responsible for more disability among people in that... Read more »
Do antidepressants cause osteoporosis?
A reader asks experts at the Mayo Clinic if it's true that osteoporosis is a side effect of antidepressant use. Dr. Daniel Hall-Flavin responds with... Read more »
Expert: Osteoporosis meds do not cause bone death
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