MALE OSTEOPOROSIS - MEDICAL OR SOCIAL PROBLEM?
Recently, there has been an increase in attention to the problem of osteoporosis in men, both by doctors and male patients themselves. The analysis of outpatient records of patients treated in the Volgograd Osteoporosis Center was carried out. It has been revealed that men are sent for an examination for osteoporosis about 10 times as dir than women. At the same time, in men older than 60 years, a decrease in bone mineral density was detected in more than 81% of cases. For the purpose of prevention and treatment, it is necessary to inform the population and doctors about the problem of osteoporosis in all possible ways (giving lectures for physicians and patients, placing posters with information from the lives of patients with osteoporosis, publishing on social networks). At any age, it is necessary to provide access to information on risk factors and complications of the disease, risk factors should be assessed in all men after 50 years, followed by the decision of the need for instrumental examination. In complex cases for the diagnosis, prediction of the level of bone loss, evaluation of the effectiveness of therapy, you can explore the biochemical markers of bone synthesis and resorption.