Awareness of postmenopausal women about the risk of osteoporosis (literature review)

Osteoporosis is a systemic disease of the skeleton, characteri­zed by decrease in bone mass and qualitative changes structure, which lead to increased fragility risk of fractures. Objective. To analyze published information on awareness women United States, Europe Ukraine about osteoporosis postmenopausal period. It estimated that general, 50 % most countries do not receive drug therapy are unaware different treatment options for disease, 25 % associate it only with femur spine fractures. Surveys have found respondents without a diagnosis of osteoporosis had one or more factors developing it, but often diagnosed until fractures occurred. That why orthopedists-traumatologists, who face pathological the background osteoporosis, proposed special protocols timely diagnosis fragile  Treatment standards require aged 65–85 suffered fracture be screened osteotropic 6 months. However, 6 12 months after femoral neck received 17–23 % respondents. Misconceptions the causes consequences fractures, combined insufficient from health professionals, point to the low level of attention population the health care system general all countries. The incidence was 3.1 higher than men progressively age 50+. For high due to osteoporosis ensuring their a critical preventive point. This essentialy can influence positive fight against around world. Osteoporosis world.