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Bone health in older men.

Maturitas ·

Review

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.

Read summary source ↗ · Prepared 9/15/2026 · AI-assisted, source-based summary

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

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