What you need to know about Bone Mineral Density testing…….

A recent study conducted by Rebecca C. Brightman, M.D., assistant clinical professor, obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City; Caroline Messer, M.D., endocrinologist, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City;  published in The North American Menopause Society, news release, June 2, 2015  states that; “A postmenopausal woman who is 50 and still shows “normal” readings on her bone density test may not need her next Bone Mineral Density (BMD) test for 10 or even 15 years.” Dr. Margaret Gourlay of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill however emphasized that younger women who do show signs of bone loss are at high risk for a major fracture, and will require regular testing. Up until now the recommendation for most postmenopausal women is to have Bone Mineral Density tests every 2 years. In this study,