Bone Health After Menopause and During Endocrine Therapy

The figures for Switzerland are well known, yet they are still underestimated: One in two women and one in five men suffer a fragility fracture after the age of 50. At least 75,000 such fractures occur each year. At the same time, it is estimated that fewer than 10 percent of those with osteoporosis and only about 20 percent of those with a low-trauma fracture receive specific treatment [2]. The gap in care is thus the real problem, not the lack of effective medications.