Young women have become increasingly active in athletics during the 20th century. Those
involved in sports that emphasize lean body type are at high risk for the development of …

Context: Puberty is a crucial period of dramatic hormonal changes, accelerated growth,
attainment of reproductive capacity, and acquisition of peak bone mass. Participation in …

Athletic activity may be associated with alterations in various neuroendocrine axes
depending on the state of energy availability. In addition, genetic factors and an underlying …

Women have become increasingly physically active in recent decades. While exercise
provides substantial health benefits, intensive exercise is also associated with a unique set …

Within the last decade, physicians and researchers have discovered that three disorders
found in the female athletic population (disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis) …

The female athlete triad is a syndrome consisting of disordered eating, amenorrhea, and
osteoporosis. The syndrome is increasing in prevalence as more women are participating in …

Low bone mass is frequent among female athletes. The “female athlete triad” is a term that
describes the interaction among energy availability, menstrual function, and bone …

Weight bearing physical activity plays an important role in bone development. This is
particularly important in children and adolescents since bone mineral density reaches about …

Participation of adolescents and young women in strenuous sports activity may lead to
various metabolic and psychological derangements of clinical relevance to the …

Female participation in high school athletics has increased 800% in the last 30 years. The
problem of exerciseinduced amenorrhea was initially thought to be analogous to …