Osteoporosis can develop when your body's production of new bone doesn't keep up with the rate at which your bone tissue is breaking down. Throughout your life, there is a constant breaking down and replacing of bone tissue, but when the regeneration of bone tissue slows down, your bones can become brittle and can fracture easily.
Women over the age of fifty have a significantly increased risk of developing osteoporosis compared with men, and it seems that changes in the body during menopause play a significant part in increasing the risk of developing osteoporosis.
