If you belong to one of the following groups, you should discuss with your GP whether you are at risk of developing osteoporosis.

 

 

• Women over 60 and men over 70 who are underweight
• Women over 60 and men over 70 who smoke
• Women over 60 and men over 70 who break their bones easily
• Women over 60 and men over 70 whose parents had a fracture of the neck of the femur
• Women over 60 and men over 70 who fall often
• Women over 60 and men over 70 with limited walking ability
• Women over 60 years and men over 70 years after removal of the stomach
• Women over 60 years and men over 70 years with rheumatoid arthritis
• Women over 60 years and men over 70 years who suffer from epilepsy
• Women over 60 years and men over 70 years with diabetes type 1
• Women over 60 years and men over 70 years with hyperthyroidism
• Women over 60 and men over 70 who take sleeping pills or antidepressants
• Women over 60 who are being treated with aromatase inhibitors after breast cancer
• Men over 70 years of age who receive anti-hormonal treatment after prostate cancer
• Women over 70 and men over 80
• Women and men with a history of vertebral fractures
• Women and men of any age who have been taking high-dose cortisone tablets for more than three months.
• Women and men of all ages with hyperfunction of the adrenal gland
• Women and men of all ages with hyperparathyroidism
• Women over 50 years and men over 60 years with pituitary gland disease
• Women over 50 years of age treated with glitazones for type 2 diabetes