Exercise and reproductive dysfunction

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-6

  Chen, Eileen C ^a   Brzyski, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletes; Exercise; Menstrual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; GONADOTROPIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SEX HORMONE;

AMENORRHEA; ANOVULATION; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTRACEPTION; DELAYED PUBERTY; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LUTEAL INSUFFICIENCY; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MENTAL STRESS; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPORT;

EXERCISE; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MENSTRUATION;

EID: 0032923895     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00392-6     Document Type: Review

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