What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Osteoporosis Help Prevent-and Even Reverse-the Disease That Burdens Millions of Women
by Felicia Cosman |
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Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (May 01 2003)
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Read an ExcerptChapter 1: My Personal Journey
I first considered having a bone density test when I turned forty a few years ago, but not because I was overly concerned about osteoporosis, ironically. I had decided I was done with childbearing after having three perfectly healthy, wonderful children. Chapter 1: My Personal Journey
I first considered having a bone density test when I turned forty a few years ago, but not because I was overly concerned about osteoporosis, ironically. I had decided I was done with childbearing after having three perfectly healthy, wonderful children. Chapter 1: My Personal Journey, Part 2
In assessing your risk of osteoporosis, you must be familiar with the medical history of your parents and grandparents. Many people think that if you have osteoporosis, it always means that you've lost a lot of bone. In fact, you might just have been born
About the Author Felicia Cosman, M.D. FELICIA COSMAN, M.D., an osteoporosis specialist, is the clinical director of the National Osteoporosis Foundation, the medical director of the Clinical Research Center at Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw, N.Y., and associate professor of clinical medicine at Columbia University.. » More by Felicia Cosman, M.D.
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