Four Main Types of Bone Osteoporosis Disease
Primary Osteoporosis and Secondary Osteoporosis
Primary osteoporosis is one of the most commonly manifested osteoporosis type. It more commonly occurs [8] in women than in men because bone loss becomes faster after menopause when estrogen production reduces. This happens generally between the ages of 45 and 55. Testosterone production in men also slows down between the age of 45 and 50.
Primary Osteoporosis does not usually manifest in most individuals that are below 60 years of age, however, women tend to be affected at a younger age than men because they start out with lower bone mass.
Secondary osteoporosis has almost similar manifestation to primary osteoporosis. This disease can, however, occur in all ages (both adults and children) and is as a result of diseases [9] and medical abnormalities such as hyperparathyroidism, hyperthyroidism, and leukemia. It can also be the result of using some specific types of medications that result in the breaking down of bone mass. Medications of this type may include high doses of thyroid replacement, high doses of inhaled corticosteroid and aromatase inhibitors, which are often employed in treating cancer of the breast.