Athletic Amenorrhea
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Marni R.
... period for more than 6 months in a row and it’s not due to pregnancy or another hormonal alteration? If so, you may be one who is experiencing a phenomenon known as athletic amenorrhea. Amenorrhea basically means loss of menses for > 6months. Women who have lost their periods for no other reason than increased energy expenditure with exercise, are ...
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Feedback on Athletic Amenorrhea
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Cassandra F.
As I mentioned in my last post, my talk at Univ of Akron on Feb 23rd was on the important, yet unmentioned topic of "Athletic Amenorrhea" If you (a woman) have ever lost your period (that's why I stated woman :) ), for greater than 3 months in a row and it wasn't due to being pregnant or another con ...
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Amenorrhea-absence of menstruation
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Julia J.
... ll before you consider yourself lucky, consider why your body isn't doing what it should. Unless you are Pregnant or past menopause then something in your body is not right. Amenorrhea is generally caused by Vata. The sub dosha responsible for menstruation moves from the belly button down, called Apana Vata. This same aspect of Vata is responsible ...
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Diagnosis: period
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Carrie A.
One of the big debates for the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual ( DSM ) is the use of amenorrhea as a criterion for anorexia. Some of the issues raised include: --Girls who haven't reached puberty --Women in menopause --Women on oral contraceptives --Men Furt ...
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I think they're missing the point
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Carrie A.
One of the major criteria for diagnosing anorexia is amenorrhea - the absence of menstruation in women post-puberty but before menopause. The value of this criteria aside, amenorrhea is certainly an indicator that something is n ...
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Breastfeeding and Birth Control
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Denise Punger MD IBCLC
... icians give “individuals” birth control out of fear that another pregnancy may occur. Birth control is not without side effects including potential compromise to milk supply. Amenorrhea is a pleasant benefit for many exclusively breastfeeding mother. The hurry to make a non-cycling women cycle without careful counseling is disturbing. I have never ...
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Towards new diagnostics
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Carrie A.
Here's a slightly old paper I found on PubMed that really captures some of my thoughts on the usefulness of amenorrhea as a criterion for anorexia. Towards a physiologically based diagnosis of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Here is the abstract from the article: Di ...
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The Female Athlete Triad
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Carrie A.
Disordered eating is common among athletes, and so is the female athlete triad, which consists of disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis. A blogger at Endocrine Today wondered how to help the girls and young women with this problem. First of all, how do you detect someone with the ...
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