Bone Health And HIV Disease

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Bone Health and HIV Disease

Introduction What Is Bone? Who Is at Risk? What Is Osteopenia? What Is Osteoporosis? What Is Osteonecrosis? How Is Bone Loss Diagnosed? Preventing Bone Loss Treating Bone Loss Concerns for People Over 50 Access to Medicines Research on Bone Loss The Bottom Line Introduction As people living with HIV take HIV drugs over time, a growing list of conditions has become a concern for those who try to manage their overall...

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STOPPING MY TRUVADA'?????? (BONE DISEASE AND HIV/AIDS, 2011)

HII HAVE BEEN ON KALETRA Y TRUVADA FOR 4YRS NOW AND TODAY MY DC HAS TOLD ME TO STOP THE TRUVADA AND JUST TAKE KALETRA 2 IN THE MRNING N 2 EVENING??I HAVE JUST RECENTLY IN 2010 HAD 2 TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENTS DUE TO AVASCULAR NICROSIS,PLEASE PLEASE IS...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Mark,Truvada has been associated with bone loss problems (osteopenia and osteoporosis). However, there has not been a firm link with osteonecrosis (avascular necrosis). I'll reprint below some information from the archives about bone disease... Read more »

bones them bones

I wound up in ER last week in body pain. They did xrays and below are the reports. I have been poz for 7 years and I'm in mid40s, undetectable but recently my body doesn't want to work with my brain. Too much pain. I was told I have...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Your HIV specialist is usually the best first person to evaluate the nature of your symptoms in the context of your overall HIV status and health for which you have been monitored. A bone dexa scan to look for general bone health (osteoporosis) and... Read more »

afraid of bone disease

Hi doctor.I am hiv+ and i read that haart therapy can cause bone disease like avn.i am very ,very afraid about this...i can`t stay without my legs(damage in the hips),with pain and imobilizeded...i`tooking meds and i don`t know what to think and...

Response from Brian Boyle, M.D., J.D.

Cornell University, Weill Medical College

To date, there has been no clear evidence linking antiretrovirals to the development of AVN, and that is still a relatively uncommon occurrence in HIV-positive patients. Some studies actually link AVN to a prior opportunistic infection (in... Read more »

bone disease

Do you know of any other bone diseases other than osteopenia or osteoporosis caused by HIV therapy?...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Aseptic necrosis of the hip may be more common in persons with HIV (role of therapy is unclear). KH... Read more »

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Curious - Do any of you have bone or joint disease

Posted by ScotCharles, 6 Replies

A guy in my Old Geezers with AIDS group has recently been diagnosed with advanced osteoporosis. I have spinal ankylosis and osteoarthiritis (which seem insignificant to me just now). There are also reports of people with AIDS getting a disease of... Read more »

HERE'S TO YOUR HEALTH-WHAT I KNOW ABOUT DISEASE

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

FIRST OF ALL,WHO AM I?MY NAME IS GUY TARANTOLO.I STUDIED CHIROPRACTIC FORMALLY FROM 1972 TO 1975.
MID INTO MY SENIOR YEAR AND BURNT OUT BY STUDIES,PARTYING,AND ENJOYING LIFE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY IN THE MIDST OF A VIOLENT DEGENERATING WORLD.I... Read more »

Low bone mineral density a risk

Posted by ravi

hi

regards from india

I found this interesting article, i hope it is informative and helpful.

HIV-positive women entering the menopause are significantly more likely to have osteopenia (low bone mineral density) than comparable HIV-negative women, an... Read more »

Bone Density

Posted by riverprincess, 2 Replies

Well I finally got around to having a bone density test. I had one many years ago and all was good but it's been many many MANY pills since then . And since I cannot find any documentation about tests done on those with long term medications I... Read more »

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