In Brief Postmenopausal women are disproportionately affected by osteoporosis and its sequelae. The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) estimates that approximately 20% (8 million) of post-menopausal women in the United States have osteoporosis. In women 50 years of age or older, the lifetime risk for any type of osteoporotic fracture is approximately 50%.
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