She's Got Issues interviewed Dr. Shannon Carpenter, board-certified orthopedic surgeon and founder of The Bone Health Clinic, as the expert voice on what women navigating perimenopause and menopause need to know about their bones. The conversation cuts through the noise on calcium, estrogen, and prevention, and on catching osteoporosis before the second fracture.
“Once you understand the biology, you can take ownership of it.”
“When estrogen drops at menopause, bone loss speeds up dramatically, because you are breaking bone down faster than you can build it back.”
“Calcium and a daily walk are a start, not a strategy.”
“The right habits help keep bones stronger longer, and once osteoporosis is there, we have bone-building treatments that lower the risk of the next fracture.”
“A broken bone from a minor fall or low-impact injury after 50 is osteoporosis until proven otherwise.”
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