Post menopausal Risk

Osteopenia
Osteopenia refers to bone mineral density (BMD) that is lower than normal peak BMD but not low enough to be classified as Osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis
The word osteoporosis literally means “porous bones.” It occurs when bones lose an excessive amount of their protein and mineral content, particularly calcium. Over time, bone mass, and therefore bone strength, is decreased. As a result, bones become fragile and break easily.

PMO(post-menopausal osteoporosis) occurs in women after menopause.
Decline in estrogen level, accelerates bone loss rapidly. Bone remodeling activity gets disturbed leading to increase in activity of osteoclasts and decrease in activity of osteoblasts. Continuous resorption of bone calcium, results into bones becoming porous, brittle and prone to fractures.

Coronary Heart Disease
Estrogen deficiency leads to increase in LDL and triglycerides and fat deposition in arteries leading to vulnerability for atherosclerosis

Need of the hour is:

To relieve Perimenopausal symptoms
To minimize the Post menopausal risks