Why Post-menopausal women are prone to Fractures

 

Women in their late forties start experiencing menopausal symptoms.
It happens due to lack or absence of the Ovarian hormones in the body.
As Ovarian hormones also help regulate the Calcium homeostasis, and play important role in maintaining bone quality; a decline in their levels produces a decline in bone mineral density.

Thus an irreversible process starts which leads to more destruction of the bone tissue micro-structure----ultimately leading to Osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis affects the whole skeletal system, however maximum damage is seen in the spine, hip joints and wrist.
Collapse fractures of the spine and the Colles' fracture at wrist, are the hallmarks of Osteoporotic fractures or Fragility fractures.

The incidence of such fractures may be significantly reduced by preventing/ treating Osteoporosis at an early stage.