Exercise-related menstrual dysfunction: implications for menopausal health.
Physical activity is a well recognized approach to the enhancement of general health and wellbeing in both healthy and diseased populations. However, excessive activity can result in exercise-related menstrual dysfunction (ERMD), which can adversely affect bone health and increase the risk of infertility and cardiovascular events in later life. Physicians should maintain a high awareness of EMRD in assessing health risks in the menopausal woman.
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Cathy
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Rheumatology and Sports and Exercise Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK. cathy.speed@btinternet.com
D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause / Q000502:physiology; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000209:etiology*; D010809:Physical Fitness; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology; D016387:Women's Health