Postmenopausal Type 1 and Age Related Type 2 Osteoporosis

Background / Introductory: (507 words) Osteoporosis is a disease in which the bones become thinner, the bones become fragile and break, eventually injuring the elderly. Osteoporosis is divided into two categories: postmenopausal type 1 and aging type 2. Bone is a tissue of calcium and collagen, providing a flexible framework for our bodies to perform daily activities. "More than 99% of calcium in the body is contained in bones and teeth, and the remaining 1% is contained in blood" ("Outline of osteoporosis" 2012).

Primary osteoporosis is as follows: We are idiopathic osteoporosis, young and middle-aged men and diseases of unknown cause affecting premenopausal women. Thereafter, women with type I osteoporosis had postmenopausal or estrogen deficiency, and ovaries were observed in women who stopped hormonal estrogen production. Then we are age related and have type II osteoporosis affecting people over the age of 70. Secondary osteoporosis is due to other conditions, including delirium or spatial weight loss, endocrine and nutritional disorders including anorexia nervosa, certain disease processes, and bone disuse caused by certain medications obtain. There are drugs and hormones used to slow down bone loss and to aid bone strengthening. These treatments will help prevent bone rupture

Type II osteoporosis is common to both males and females and may occur regardless of age, but it is usually related to the elderly (over 70 years old). Type II osteoporosis is characterized by loss of trabecular bone. This is usually due to age-related effects such as hyperparathyroidism and bone formation disorder, as well as lower vitamin D and PTH levels. It has been speculated whether Type II osteoporosis is also due to the effects after a reduction in estrogen levels (Riggs, 2003).

Osteoporosis is a disease that afflicts many people, especially women. The disease is very weak and is characterized by excessive bone loss leading to severe fractures. There are two types of osteoporosis, type I and type II. Type I is a more serious type and is ubiquitous to postmenopausal women. There are many hypotheses and research on the relationship between cause of osteoporosis and menopausal disorder (Riggs, 2002). The study showed that estrogen plays an important role. Estrogen receptors have been identified in bone and are involved in the production and maintenance of osteoclasts and osteoblasts (Eriksen, 1988; Girasole, 1992). Since osteoclasts play a role in bone resorption and osteoblasts play a role in the synthesis of new bone, these two cell types have opposite effects on bone (Saladin, 2010). Studies have shown that a decrease in estrogen levels in postmenopausal women is a major cause of bone density reduction (Girasole 1992; Menolagas, 2002).