Osteoporosis and Estrogen Deficiency — NEET Biology
✅ Asked in NEET 2022Osteoporosis: Age-related disorder characterised by decreased bone mass and increased chances of fractures. Decreased levels of estrogen is a common cause.
Osteoporosis is an age-related bone disorder where bone mass decreases and fracture risk increases, primarily due to declining estrogen levels. Students often confuse this with rickets (vitamin D deficiency) or think it only affects elderly women, missing its broader causes. The key to remember: osteoporosis = loss of bone density and strength (not just calcium deficiency alone), and estrogen plays a crucial protective role in maintaining bone matrix. Since NTA tested this in 2016, 2018, and 2022, expect questions linking hormonal changes to skeletal health or comparing bone disorders.
This paragraph was tested 3 times in NEET.
Given below are two statements : Assertion (A): Osteoporosis is characterised by decreased bone mass and increased chance of fractures. Reason (R): Common cause of osteoporosis is increased levels of estrogen. [NEET-2022]
Which of the following hormones can play a significant role in osteoporosis? [2018]
Osteoporosis, an age-related disease of skeletal system, may occur due to (NEET II 2016)
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