Endless POFibilities -- June 2000

Free or Low Cost Bone Density Reading

As all of you know, from medical reports, the news, or personal experience (like I do), women with POF don't always get enough estrogen to support their bones. This can cause osteoporosis, arthritis, and many other conditions.

Prevention and treatment is not a problem. If you are a woman with POF, you should think about getting a bone density scan. I cannot tell you how glad I was to get one. I had lost 35% of my bone density. Thanks to my Doctors, they were able to stop the bone loss within just one year, with the help of Calcium, Vit D and Estrogen. Until now, it may have been a big deal, and expense to get one. But there is help.

A group called "Spirit of Women", which is a health initiative of Prevention Magazine, andhospitals offer, FREE or LOW COST Bone Density Screenings (the range looks to be $5-$25). Some will offer a DEXA (the gold standard of bone density screening), others will offer an ultrasound of the heel.

Happy Screening!

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