Judging from the TV ads for drugs that treat osteoporosis, you would think that the bone-thinning disorder is something only women have to worry about, and that men can simply ignore what Sally Field and other talking heads have to say about the disease.
You would be wrong.
Though osteoporosis is less common in men than in women, it still takes a toll on men.
It’s a painless illness in which bones become fragile and are more likely to break, and its first sign may be a fracture of the hip, spine or wrist.
The disease can progress silently, according to Neil Binkley, a physician and researcher with the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.