Who Should Be Tested?

· Women older than age 65

· Women less than 65 who are menopausal with an additional risk factor. Risk factors are thin (low body weight), poor nutrition, alcohol abuse, smoker, family history of fracture.

· If you have one of the following medical conditions:

                 Hyperthyroidism, Cushing’s disease, Irritable bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis

· Men older than age 70

· If you have had a non-traumatic fracture

· If you are medications that might predispose you to have thinning bones