What is Osteoporosis?
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What Is Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens the bones. Weakened bones are more likely to fracture (break). Osteoporosis can affect anyone. But those most at risk are postmenopausal people who were assigned female at birth.
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