Dexa adjustments for Strontium - Osteoporosis Message Board

karin6167 · 05-16-2008, 01:34 PM

Some time ago information was given with a formula to take off a certain amount of increase in bone mineral density if you were taking Strontium citrate. It could have been on Pubmed.org but I went there and couldn't find it. I did find other good stuff on Strontium, but not instructions on reading a DEXA. Does anyone know where it is or what it said?
Thanks!
Karin

DesertBloom · 05-16-2008, 01:43 PM

Hi Karin: Read the post below from me (DesertBloom) and you can look at one of the articles for this equation. There are several others from the Journal of Clinical Densitometry, which are available thru PubMed as " strontium content and dexa adjustments". Don't be surprised if the techincians don't know how to use this formula. Since SC isn't an approved med here in the U.S. and you are taking an OTC of it, I don't think anyone at a dxa facility will bother to figure this out. Strontium Citrate makes your bones look 10% denser than they really are.

Good Luck...

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phylwill1152 · 05-16-2008, 03:17 PM

Hi Karin...i've been taking strontium for almost 2 years now and when i had a DEXA last June i took in the article DB mentioned. They pretty much disregarded it. What my dr. had me do was stop taking it for 30 days prior to the scan. I don't know where he got that info, but i followed his instructions. I did show improvements on the DEXA even with taking 10% off on my own. If strontium malonate gets FDA approval i imagine the adjustments will be avalable then. take care..phyllis

Canna · 05-17-2008, 05:58 AM

Phyllis just wondering.... did u also stop calcium for 30 days before dexa as well.. or just strontium??

phylwill1152 · 05-18-2008, 08:52 AM

Hi Canna..no, i didn't stop calcium, I wasn't told to do that. I read somewhere that it only takes a short time for the strontium in your system to leave your body, so maybe thats why i was told to stop for 30 days. I really have no idea as to the why. What i was told is that the info came from an article he/they found by a Dr. Hoffman. I haven't been able to find that article so maybe its on a medical site we don't have acess too. Have a good day..take care..phyllis