Smart Women, Strong Bones
WHY WOMEN ARE DIFFERENT
Of course, women are different. It's obvious, and it's about more than physical appearance. They think and communicate differently. Whole books have been written about the different speaking styles of men and women. Women are different on the inside too. Their different reproductive organs produce different hormones, which have different functions. All these differences play a big role in the diseases we might develop as we age. That's why researchers, doctors, and women coming to health conferences talk about "gender-specific biology."
Although both men and women get osteoporosis, the surging and receding hormones that accompany a woman's menstrual cycle contribute to the heightened risk, earlier onset, and overall prognosis of osteoporosis. We can't talk about osteoporosis in men or women without talking about how the human body functions.
Sex hormones are important for acquiring and maintaining bone mass in both men and women. Testosterone is the primary hormone for men, while estrogen is the primary hormone for women, although both men and women have testosterone and estrogen. These hormones escalate at puberty and subside as we age. However, estrogen declines faster and more abruptly in women than testosterone does in men. For women, the most apparent changes happen at the start of menstruation, at puberty, and when menopause begins in middle age.
For the rest of chapter two including:
- How Menstruation Works
- Perimenopause and Menopause
- Symptoms Of Perimenopause And Menopause
- Why It's All About Hormones
- How Menopause Signals Bone Loss
- WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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