Osteoporosis

What is Osteoporosis?

Osteoporosis is a condition where your bones lose strength, making you more likely to fracture (break) a bone – even after just a minor bump or fall.

Having osteoporosis doesn’t mean you will definitely break a bone. But it does mean you’re at higher risk than the average person.

Bone health

The body produces too little parathyroid hormone leading to low calcium levels in the blood.

Bone health

A condition affecting the normal repair and renewal process within bone. Most commonly affecting the skull, pelvis and lower leg.

Bone health

Low vitamin D found on a blood test or at risk of this due to lack of sunlight exposure.