Timeless Women

Fast Facts about Osteoporosis

• Osteoporosis literally means ‘porous bones’

Osteoporotic Bone	Normal Bone

• The term ‘osteoporosis’ was first coined in the 1820s in France
• Well-known women with osteoporosis include Ursula Andress, Joan Rivers and Britt Ekland
• Osteoporosis mainly affects postmenopausal women. Younger women can also be affected, though this is more unusual and generally results from specific risk factors, including anorexia, continuous use of treatments such as steroids to treat other diseases like rheumatoid arthritis or asthma, among many others
• It is estimated that over 200 million men and women worldwide currently suffer from osteoporosis