As delicate as a feather

 

There is a say that as you grow older, your mind becomes as delicate as a feather. Adorable isn’t it! But what if your bones become like that too?? Every woman after 50 is at high risk of getting osteoporosis or weak bones. Women have weak bones compared to men, but this weakness magnifies as they reach menopause due to lack of estrogen hormone. Some women lose up to 25% of their bone mass in the first 10 years after menopause. Heredity, deficiency of Vitamin D and Calcium, lack of exercise, eating disorder, obesity, drinking smoking, etc. are the main villains in this case. Sometimes even traits or country also becomes the reason for weak bones.  There is a high chance that cancers such as breast cancer, prostate cancer etc. may spread to bones and leads to osteoporosis.  Assemble all the causes and analysis; you will realize that one in every two women is at high risk of weak bones. As bones are the structural support for all of the 37.2 trillion cells in our body, I don’t think there is need of explaining how important is to take care your bones.

Why women at the top? Studies say that the reason for osteoporosis in major cases is due to lack of hormone Estrogen. Estrogen has an inevitable role in maintaining bone density and so when the production of estrogen decreases as one reach menopause, weak bones accompanies it. This silent disease often left untreated until a fracture occurs or the condition peaks. Even though treatments like steroid therapy, hormone therapy, drugs etc. is available, nobody likes to be bed tied or to sustain their life with medicines. Everyone talks about improvements in methodologies, innovations, and research we always go for prevention than cure...

So dear readers, if you wish to help others by sharing your knowledge come to Abu Dhabi because Women’s Health Meet 2018 is going to give you a platform to share your research ideas. Come to join us and get a chance to meet and greet eminent personalities at 8th WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN’S HEALTH AND BREAST CANCER 2018 which is going to held on December 13-14, Abu Dhabi, UAE.