Without sufficient amounts, our body cannot produce enough of the hormone calcitriol. Additional factors include previous bone fractures after minor falls, being underweight or overweight, smoking, excessive alcohol use, and other medical conditions. Osteoporosis has no symptoms and this is why it is called the “silent disease”. To diagnose osteoporosis, the person will feel a sharp pain described as sharp or dull. The pain usually goes away after 4-6 weeks. Depending on how many times the bone has been fractured, the pain may be persistent. To check bone health, there are bone mineral density tests. A bone density test determines whether osteoporosis is present