Information and opinions on health from nailat at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/634317/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/634317/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/634317/index http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/634317/101997/osteopenia Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:33:16 -0500 nailat hello all!   I am a female at the age of 20 almost 21 and I recently found out i have osteopenia, I find it quite odd that at such a young age my bones are starting to weaken.What treatments am I to seek at this age ? My mother is postmenauposal and was recently diagnosed by osteporosis.  Could it be heridetary ? I just want to know what is the next step, and how do I know if this will mature into... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/634317/101997/osteopenia