Clinical evaluation of amenorrhea in active and athletic women.
Disorders of menstrual function, including luteal phase, anovulation, and amenorrhea, are recognized to occur more frequently in female athletes than in the general population. Amenorrhea, the most extreme menstrual dysfunction, is associated with vigorous exercise in women throughout the range of reproductive ages.
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology; D016387:Women's Health