Do drugs that lower estrogen put me at risk for developing osteoporosis?

Do drugs that lower estrogen put me at risk for developing osteoporosis?

Frederick Singer (Director of the Endocrine/Bone Disease Program, John Wayne Cancer Institute ) gives expert video advice on: Are there side effects related to drugs used to treat osteoporosis? and more...

Now, one of the more common treatments for breast cancer patients are drugs which almost completely wipe out oestrogen in the body. These drugs, therefore, can lead to a little more bone loss than is experienced by the average post-menopausal woman. Studies have shown that taking bisphosphonate drugs simultaneously completely prevents the bone loss.