Menstrual function in sports

Hormones

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 104-116

  Roupas, Nikolaos D ^a   Georgopoulos, Neoklis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Artistic gymnast; Athlete; Gymnast; Menstrual function; Primary amenorrhea; Pubertal development; Reproductive function; Rhythmic gymnast; Secondary amenorrhea

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTREL; FOLLITROPIN; GESTAGEN; GONADORELIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMENORRHEA; ANOVULATION; BLOATING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASE; BONE MASS; BREAKTHROUGH BLEEDING; BREAST TENDERNESS; DANCING; DEPRESSION; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; FLUID RETENTION; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEADACHE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INDIVIDUALIZATION; LETHARGY; LUTEAL INSUFFICIENCY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDLINE; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLIC REGULATION; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMENORRHEA; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIMARY AMENORRHEA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RUNNING; SECONDARY AMENORRHEA; SIDE EFFECT; SPORT; STRESS FRACTURE; SWIMMING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRAINING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 79959265403     PISSN: 11093099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1300     Document Type: Review

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