Men and Osteoporosis
In the U.S.,1 in 4 men over age 50 will have an osteoporosis-related fracture which is greater than the likelihood of developing prostate cancer.
Osteoporosis is often thought of as a women’s disease because it is particularly common after menopause. In reality, osteoporosis also affects men. Fragility fractures are less common in men. When they do occur, however, these fractures can be associated with higher rates of disability and death in men than in women.
During childhood, more bone is produced than removed, so the skeleton grows. For most people, bone mass peaks during young adulthood. By age 20, men typically have built more bone mass than women. After this point, the amount of bone in a man’s skeleton begins to decline. The removal of old bone exceeds formation of new bone.
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