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Menstrual Disturbances Caused by Exercise

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The Menstrual Cycle and Its Disorders

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Despite its complexity, the rhythmic pattern of hormonal changes which together form the menstrual cycle is relatively robust. The prevalence of amenorrhea and oligomenorrhea in the general population approximate 2% and 5% respectively (Drew 1961; Sher 1942; Petterson and Fries 1973). The report that up to one-half of women collegiate distance runners may be amenorrheic (Feicht et al. 1978) was in contrast to the image that “exercise is good for you.”

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Cumming, D.C. (1989). Menstrual Disturbances Caused by Exercise. In: Pirke, K.M., Wuttke, W., Schweiger, U. (eds) The Menstrual Cycle and Its Disorders. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74631-4_16

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