Should I take calcium supplements if I’m 48 and have been menopausal for 3 years?

At the age of 48, after 3 years of menopause, it is recommended to take a synthetic calcium supplement and a vitamin D complex as prescribed by the doctor. After menopause, due to the hormone level drops significantly, the bone calcium loss is more rapid, so after menopause female patients can follow the doctor’s advice to supplement calcium, to avoid osteoporosis or bone fracture and other phenomena. Postmenopausal patients can choose synthetic calcium, such as calcium carbonate, calcium hydroxide, etc. It should be noted that the choice of calcium supplements should be in accordance with the principles of calcium content, no adverse effects, and price, etc. It is not recommended that patients with renal dysfunction choose calcium supplements containing phosphorus. Postmenopausal patients can also choose calcium supplementation vitamin D complex calcium tablets. If you are older, the absorption function is weakened, choose vitamin D complex calcium can promote the “intestinal calcium” into “blood calcium”, to assist the bone on the absorption of calcium. Each person’s type of calcium supplement is not the same, the specific calcium supplement method should follow the doctor’s advice to choose, do not choose at random.