Osteopenia has no symptoms. You notice no pain or change as the bone becomes thinner, although the risk of breaking a bone increases as the bone becomes less dense.

The only way to find out is to have a bone mineral density (BMD) test, the same non-invasive diagnostic test used for osteoporosis. A bone mineral density (BMD) test compares your bone density with the peak bone density of a young, healthy woman.

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