Over the past 10 years, osteoporosis has emerged as majorclinical challenge for physicians, healthcare professionals, patients, relatedboth to its prevalence and the morbidity and mortality of associatedfractures.Postmenopausal Qsteoporosis can be diagnosed by standardradiography, bone densty testing techniques for measuring BMDPrevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis can be achieved bynutrition, vitamins, minerals, life style modifications, additional measures.Treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis are nonpharmacologicalagents and pharmacological agents which are either antiresorptive (HRT,bisphosphonates, SERMs and calcitonin) or formation stimulating drugs(parathyroid hormone and anbolic steroids).