Every 20-seconds in the U.S., a woman aged 50 or older suffers a fracture. That’s about the time it takes to tie your shoes. It could be your mom, your neighbor… or even you. And it usually happens doing something common and low-impact, like bending over, lifting something heavy, or falling from standing height.

It’s time to get serious about bone health. Nearly 2-million fractures happen every year and they’re often the first sign of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Spinal fractures are the most common, yet 70% go undiagnosed, because patients don’t have symptoms, or height loss and back pain are overlooked.

This lack of diagnosis leads to a domino effect where patients are 5-times more likely to break another bone within a year after their first osteoporotic fracture.

Talk to your healthcare provider about osteoporosis screening and treatment. Find more at WomenInGovernment.org.

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Women In Government Foundation, Inc., headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a national non-profit, non-partisan organization of women state legislators that provides leadership opportunities, expert forums, and educational resources to address and resolve complex public policy issues to all women state legislators across the country.

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For more information, please visit womeningovernment.org

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