Men and Osteoporosis: The Silent Risk Few Talk About

Osteoporosis is still widely thought of as a woman's disease, and that

assumption carries a real cost. Men are screened less often, diagnosed

later, and treated less frequently, even though a man who breaks a hip is

more likely to die in the year that follows than a woman who breaks a hip.

On this episode of Bone Talk, Ami Patel, Vice President of Science and

Education at the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation, explores why

osteoporosis in men remains so quiet, who is at risk, and what can be done

long before a bone breaks. Joining her is Jacqueline Kernaghan, a physician

assistant who specializes in osteoporosis with Main Line HealthCare

Osteoporosis in Concordville, Pennsylvania. Jacqui has spent nearly two

decades caring for patients with bone disease and sees firsthand how often

osteoporosis in men goes unrecognized until a fracture forces the