The scores are based on white, postmenopausal women whose bone density is typically lower than men or other ehtnicities.
Osteopenia, bone mineral density that is not low enough to be classified as osteoporosis, is not a disease but is a category of low bone density scoring.
Not all insurance carriers cover bone density testing.
"Normal" is what doctors still struggle to define.
T-scores alone do not necessarily predict fractures.
My grandmother suffered from bone cancer. I have lupus and have had to undergo therapy that included long-term doses of prednisone. My daughter has had to undergo bone density, and bone marrow, testing just recently.
I've had stress fractures on my fifth metatarsal on my right foot and on both ankles (I'm a marathoner), but have not had to undergo bone density testing, in spite of my medical history.
More information on bone density testing can be found here.
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My grandmother suffered from bone cancer. I have lupus and have had to undergo therapy that included long-term doses of prednisone. My daughter has had to undergo bone density, and bone marrow, testing just recently.
I've had stress fractures on my fifth metatarsal on my right foot and on both ankles (I'm a marathoner), but have not had to undergo bone density testing, in spite of my medical history.
More information on bone density testing can be found here.
Information on osteopenia can be found here.
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