TY - JOUR
T1 - The female athlete triad
T2 - Energy deficiency, physiologic consequences, and treatment
AU - Hergenroeder, Albert C.
AU - De Souza, Mary Jane
AU - Anding, Roberta H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright � 2015 American Academy of Pediatrics.
PY - 2015/4
Y1 - 2015/4
N2 - Exercise has demonstrated benefits for young women. However, a subgroup of young women exercises to the extent that the high-energy expenditure of their exercise is not balanced with adequate calories, thereby resulting in an energy deficit. This energy deficit, when chronic, can have adverse health consequences. When the chronic energy deficit involves menstrual dysfunction and low bone mass, it is referred to as the female athlete triad. This article discusses the pathophysiology of the female athlete triad, its clinical presentations, and a treatment approach to address it.
AB - Exercise has demonstrated benefits for young women. However, a subgroup of young women exercises to the extent that the high-energy expenditure of their exercise is not balanced with adequate calories, thereby resulting in an energy deficit. This energy deficit, when chronic, can have adverse health consequences. When the chronic energy deficit involves menstrual dysfunction and low bone mass, it is referred to as the female athlete triad. This article discusses the pathophysiology of the female athlete triad, its clinical presentations, and a treatment approach to address it.
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M3 - Review article
C2 - 26514035
AN - SCOPUS:84953343036
SN - 1934-4287
VL - 26
SP - 116
EP - 142
JO - Adolescent medicine: state of the art reviews
JF - Adolescent medicine: state of the art reviews
IS - 1
ER -