Osteoporosis in males and females: Is there really a difference?

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The prevalence of osteoporosis increases with advancing age. Fractures are more common in women than in men and, apart from the menopause, the reasons for this difference remain poorly understood. The growth period is crucial to skeletal development and results in larger bones in males than in females. The sudden drop in estrogen levels that characterizes the menopause contrasts with the gradual decline in sex...

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