Across Nigeria, a silent erosion is underway inside the bodies of millions of women who have passed through menopause — bones thinning without symptom or warning until a single fall becomes a life-altering fracture. At the inaugural gathering of the Osteoporosis Care Network in Ibadan, medical experts confronted a crisis hiding in plain sight: a UCH study found nearly two in three older Nigerian women carry dangerously fragile bones, yet most will never know until the damage is done. The hormonal departure of estrogen after menopause accelerates bone loss in ways that outpace awareness, access
Menopause drives osteoporosis crisis among Nigerian women, experts warn
Millions of Nigerian women face increased risk of fractures, disability, and loss of independence in old age due to undetected osteoporosis.