SOURCE-LINKED STUDY SUMMARY
Bone health in older men.
Abstract summarized · Quality not appraised
- Studied
- A review of osteoporosis risk, screening and treatment in older men.
- Who / model
- Evidence concerning older men, including men with hypogonadism and secondary causes of bone loss. This was a review rather than a new patient cohort.
- Studied dose & schedule
- Dose and schedule have not yet been extracted for this summary.
- Found
- Bisphosphonates remain first-line treatment. Testosterone replacement improves bone density in hypogonadal men, but has not been shown to reduce major osteoporotic fractures.
- Limits
- Male-specific fracture evidence remains limited, and the review identifies gaps in long-term safety, treatment sequencing and secondary prevention.
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Research findings apply to the population and conditions studied. This educational summary is not a treatment recommendation or a formal assessment of study quality.
Original publication ↗ · DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2026.109125