7 Signs You May Need a Bone Density Test Before Age 65
Self Magazine | 31.03.2026 20:00
Your bones could be silently thinning for years before you ever fall and break one in midlife or older age—a fate that strikes up to half of women over 50, double the number of men. At the moment of a fracture, you might not even know you’d developed low bone density, as testing doesn’t usually start until age 65 for women. Suddenly, you’re stuck on the couch until your poor hip heals, staring down a long road of limited mobility and rehab.
