Exercise in women. Effects on reproductive system and pregnancy.
Exercise may have a significant effect on the reproductive system in women; however, it is doubtful if exercise alone causes the hypothalamic amenorrhea, which is probably multifactorial in origin. Pregnancy is also affected by exercise, although long-term or deleterious effects have not been documented.
Warren
M P
MP
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology*