Common Questions
What are secondary causes of osteoporosis that warrant screening regardless of age and gender?
There are many diseases that are associated with osteoporosis and warrant screening regardless of age or gender. Some of the more common diseases include:
- Gastrointestinal diseases
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Celiac disease
- Gastric bypass or gastrectomy
- Other malabsorption syndromes
- Endocrine diseases
- Primary hyperparathyroidism
- Cushing syndrome
- Hypogonadism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Medications
- Glucocorticoids
- L-thyroxine over replacement
- Lithium
- Anticonvulsants (Phenobarbital, phenytoin)
- Drugs associated with hypogonadism (Depo-medroxyprogesterone, GnRHs, aromatase inhibitors, methotrexate)
- Cyclosporine
- Renal insufficiency/failure
- Prolonged bed rest or wheelchair bound
- Vitamin D deficiency
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosis
- Anorexia nervosa