10/08/2025
Did you know your risk for bone fracture starts to climb even before your periods stop?
Research suggests that the window about 1–2 years before menopause onset is a critical time when bone loss accelerates. During this phase, declining hormone stability — particularly estrogen fluctuations and reduced ovulatory function — can weaken the skeleton, setting the stage for future osteoporosis and fragility fractures.
That’s why knowing when menopause is likely to occur becomes so powerful. Traditional markers (cycle length, hot flashes) are imprecise. The Vibrant hormone test, with its bone-health–associated markers, gives a more data-driven window into your hormonal trajectory — and thus your bone risk timeline.
When you can see that your estrogen levels and ovulatory function are already “tilting,” you can act — with targeted bone support (weight bearing, nutrition, hormone strategies) — before the fracture risk truly takes off.
⚠️ Evidence snapshot: In the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN), lower estradiol levels during the menopausal transition independently predicted future fracture risk, even adjusting for bone mineral density.
You don’t have to wait until your bones “show” damage. The earlier you know — the more you can protect.
Starrach, T., Santl, A., & Seifert-Klauss, V. R. (2022). Perimenopausal Bone Loss Is Associated with Ovulatory Activity—Results of the PeKnO Study (Perimenopausal Bone Density and Ovulation). Diagnostics, 12(2), 305. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12020305
