PMO full form in medical term is Postmenopausal Osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a condition where the bone density of a person decreases, and increases the risk of getting bone fractures. In women, after a certain age, postmenopausal osteoporosis is pretty common. In younger women, the female hormone estrogen helps strengthen the bones, But after or during menopause, estrogen levels decrease significantly which ultimately results in less bone density and low bone mass.
When the estrogen level drops in an individual’s body, the bone cells don’t reproduce new cells that are required for keeping the bone structure strong. And when this starts to happen, the old cells start to die off and the new cell reproduction is very slow, which makes the bones fragile. In some cases, totally normal movements can cause fractures, for example, there are cases when the patient got fractures when sneezing or coughing. Postmenopausal osteoporosis can be diagnosed with DEXA scans. And to treat this condition, doctors or medical professionals usually go for hormone therapies and medications or methods that increase the estrogen levels in the body, such as Bisphosphonate, Selective estrogen receptor modulators, Hormone replacement therapy, Parathyroid hormone, etc.