Gynecology and Infertility Associates is proud to announce that Dr. Anne Kalter has completed her recertification as a Certified Clinical Densitometrist.

(Dover, NH January 4, 2012) – Gynecology and Infertility Associates of Dover, NH is proud to announce that Dr. Anne Kalter has finished specialized training, passed examinations, and has now recertified as a Certified Clinical Densitometrist. As one of the few OB/GYNs in the state of NH to be awarded this certification, it confirms her special knowledge, skill and experience in the interpretation of bone density testing and in the treatment of osteoporosis Osteoporosis means “porous bone.” It affects one out of every four women over the age of 50. Normally the inside of the bone looks something like a sponge. With osteoporosis it is as if the holes in the sponge become larger and more numerous so the bones become weaker and are much more likely to break. Everyone’s bones get weaker with age. In fact, we all begin to lose some bone as early as 30 years old. For women, menopause changes the picture dramatically. When women reach menopause, or “the change of life” (usually around 50 years of age), their estrogen levels go way down and their periods stop. This will lead to bones becoming thin and weak. This continues, painlessly, year after year and is not noticed until you break a bone.

Osteoporosis is a serious disease leading to nearly 200,000 women fracturing a hip each year. One fifth of women who breaks a hip will die of complications within a year. Many of those women who do not die will require long term nursing home care. One fourth of women above the age of 60 have broken bones in her spine which may greatly limit daily activities and lead to serious deforming (dowager’s hump) as well.

Osteoporosis can be detected by a DEXA or “bone density scan” and treated in its early phases. This can be done in our office as part of your preventive medicine screening every 2 to 5 years, depending on your clinical picture.

Dr Kalter’s certification enables Gynecology and Infertility Associates to be in the forefront in providing the most current evaluation and treatment of osteoporosis.

About Gynecology and Infertility Association
Located across from Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Gynecology and Infertility Associates is dedicated to the health and wellness of their patients. Anne H. Kalter MD and Cynthia S. Cooper MD are board certified and specialize in the practice of urinary incontinence, infertility and gynecology in Dover. They practice with Diane Knight, APRN.

For more information, call Gynecology and Infertility Associates at (603) 749-4963, or visit http://www.gynecologyandinfertility.com/

Located across from Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Gynecology and Infertility Associates is dedicated to the health and wellness of their patients.

15 Old Rollinsford Road, Suite 102, Dover, NH 03820

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