Postmenopausal osteoporosis occurs because of lack of estrogen (the main hormone in women), who helped arrange the transport of calcium into bone in women. Usually symptoms occur in women aged between 51-75 years old, but could begin to emerge more quickly or more slowly. Not all women have the same risk for suffering from postmenopausal osteoporosis, a white woman and eastern regions suffering from a disease easier than black women.
Osteoporosis senilis likely the result of calcium deficiency related to age and the imbalance between the rate of bone destruction and new bone formation. Senilis means that this situation only occurs in old age. This disease usually occurs at age 70 years and above 2 times more likely to attack women. Women often suffer senilis and postmenopausal osteoporosis.
Less than 5% of those with osteoporosis, secondary osteoporosis is caused by another medical condition or by drug-obatan.Penyakit this can be caused by chronic renal failure and hormonal disorders (especially thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal) and drugs (eg corticosteroids, barbiturates, anti-seizure and excessive thyroid hormone). Excessive alcohol consumption and smoking can aggravate this situation.
Idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis is a cause of osteoporosis is unknown. This occurs in children and young adults who have hormone levels and normal function, normal levels of vitamins and has no obvious cause of bone fragility.
Disease osteoporosis is often referred to this bone disease was attacking her since she was young. Undeniably osteoporosis disease in women is influenced by the hormone estrogen. However, because of new symptoms appear after 50 years of age, osteoporosis is a disease not easily detected early.
Although osteoporosis is a disease more attacking women, men still have the risk of osteoporosis disease. Just as in women, osteoporosis in men the disease is also influenced by estrogen. The difference is, men do not experience menopause, and osteoporosis is coming more slowly.
Number of old age in Indonesia is expected to rise 414 percent in the period 1990-2025, whereas menopausal women in 2000 accounted for 15.5 million will increase to 24 million in 2015. Imagine how big the population that can be threatened disease osteoporosis.
