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The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) has updated its evidence-based position statement on osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Osteoporosis is defined as a bone-mineral density (BMD) T-score ≤2.5 or the presence of a fragility fracture. Key recommendations are:
Educate women about risk-reduction strategies: healthy nutrition, adequate calcium (1200 mg daily) and vitamin D (800–1000 IU daily) intake, exercise, and fall prevention.
Assess fall risk annually and when physical or mental status changes.
Assess height, weight, back pain, kyphosis, and clinical risk factors for osteoporosis (e.g., steroid use, hyperparathyroidism) annually.
Consider BMD testing in postmenopausal women who are ≥50 and have ≥1 of the following…