exercise-induced amenorrhea

exercise-induced a·men·or·rhe·a

temporary cessation of menstrual function due to strenuous daily exercise, as in jogging, increased endorphins and other neuropeptides inhibiting hypothalamic function.
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Menstrual dysfunction in female long-distance runners, which may be accompanied by osteopenia, osteoporosis, hypo-oestrogenic amenorrhoea
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exercise-induced amenorrhea

Exercise-associated amenorrhea Menstrual dysfunction in ♀ long-distance runners which may be accompanied by osteopenia, osteoporosis, hypoestrogenic amenorrhea. See Running.
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ex·er·cise-in·duced a·men·or·rhe·a

(eksĕr-sīz-in-dūst ă-menōr-rēă)
Temporary cessation of menstrual discharge due to overly rigorous exercise regimens.
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Exercise-induced amenorrhea and bone health in the adolescent athlete.
The female athlete triad: a case series and narrative overview
The main cause of amenorrhea in athletes seems to be an inhibition of the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axis and it might be that prolonged exercise-induced amenorrhea has adverse cardiovascular consequences [20,21].
Bone mineral changes and cardiovascular effects among female athletes with chronic menstrual dysfunction
[18.] Miles, M.: Leptin: A link between energy imbalance and exercise-induced amenorrhea in female athletes.
The evaluation of eating behaviour and nutritional status of ballet dancers with menstrual disorders
Little evidence and no specific guidelines exist to guide the clinician in evaluating and managing exercise-induced amenorrhea. All athletes with amenorrhea should have a pregnancy test, because pregnancy is the most common cause of secondary amenorrhea.
What's the best way to manage athletes with amenorrhea?
But for anorexic patients, the potential benefits might be offset by the risk of fractures, delayed weight gain, and exercise-induced amenorrhea.
Young anorexics risk long-term bone damage
However, for patients with anorexia nervosa, the potential benefits of exercise might be offset by the risk of fractures, delayed weight gain, and exercise-induced amenorrhea.
Anorexia raises risk of long-term bone damage
(24.) Jenkins PJ, Ibanez-Santos X, Holly J, Cotterill A, Perry L, Wolman R, Harries M, Grossman A: IGFBP-1: Metabolic signal associated with exercise-induced amenorrhea. Neuroendocrinology 57:600-604, 1993.
A critical review of the prevalence of secondary amenorrhea in ballet dancers
The other ovary was removed in Arizona at age 29 because it was interfering with her hormone replacement therapy which she was taking to treat exercise-induced amenorrhea.
Ovarian Tissue Transplant A Long Way From Reversing Menopause
Once other causes are ruled out, process of elimination leaves you with the diagnosis of an exercise-induced amenorrhea. Not only are you at increased risk of bone fracture while experiencing a loss of periods, the condition may not be reversible.
The Female Athlete Triad: a warning to women runners
Although exercise-induced amenorrhea is usually reversible, other medical consequences of these changes may be more significant, Cumming says.
Babies or barbells: make your choice
These findings suggest that mechanisms other than hypoestrogenism may be involved in the osteopenia associated with exercise-induced amenorrhea.
Fertility and Sterility: "Persistent Osteopenia in Ballet Dancers with Amenorrhea and Delayed Menarche Despite Hormone Therapy: A Longitudinal Study."
Kutluk Oktay described a 29-year-old woman who had one ovary removed in her teen years and the other removed because it was interfering with her hormone replacement therapy, which she was taking to treat exercise-induced amenorrhea.
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