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

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 …

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 …

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 …

There has been a substantial increase in women practicing sports over the past 30 yr. While
exercise provides many health benefits, there appears to be a unique set of risks associated …

OBJECTIVE: To highlight the recent developments in the field of menstrual function in sports
and to provide an overview of our current understanding in regard to the pathophysiology …

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

Adolescence is a critical time for bone mass accrual, and increases in bone mass through
puberty are dependent on rising levels of gonadal steroids, growth hormone and insulin like …

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 …

The excess in physical activity could be closely linked to considerable negative
consequences on the whole body. These dysfunctions called as “female athlete triad”'by the …