Serum Cortisol Levels in Exercise-Associated Amenorrhea
Authors: Allan R. Glass
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1988)

Letters and Corrections15 September 1988Serum Cortisol Levels in Exercise-Associated AmenorrheaAllan R. Glass, MDAllan R. Glass, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-109-6-510 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editor:The recent article by Ding and colleagues (1) contains the statement "a difference in Cortisol levels between amenorrheic and eumenorrheic athletes . . . has not been shown." In fact, such a difference in serum Cortisol levels between amenorrheic and eumenorrheic runners participating in the 1984 U.S. Olympic women's marathon trials has been previously reported by Deuster and colleagues (2). In addition, a study (3) cited by Ding and colleagues included data showing that resting serum Cortisol levels were significantly higher (P< 0.01) in amenorrheic than eumenorrheic runners when findings were analyzed by Student t-test, although...References1. DingSheckterDrinkwaterSoulesBremner JCBMW. High serum Cortisol levels in exercise-associated amenorrhea. Ann Intern Med. 1988;108:530-4. LinkGoogle Scholar2. DeusterKyleMoserVigerskySinghSchoomaker PSPRAE. Nutritional intakes and status of highly trained amenorrheic and eumenorrheic women runners. Fertil Steril. 1986;46:636-43. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. LoucksHorvath AS. Exercise-induced stress responses of amenorrheic and eumenorrheic runners. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1984;59:1109-20. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar1. DingSheckterDrinkwaterSoulesBremner JCBMW. High serum Cortisol levels in exercise-associated amenorrhea. Ann Intern Med. 1988;108:530-4. LinkGoogle Scholar2. NothMazzaferri RE. Age and the endocrine system. Clin Geriatr Med. 1985;1:223-50. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Jung R. Endocrinological aspects of obesity. Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1984;13:597-612. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Bunt J. Hormonal alterations due to exercise. Sports Med. 1986;3:331-45. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. EvansSinDuffFrampton JIGC. Estrogen induced transcortin increase and progesterone and Cortisol interactions: implications from pregnancy studies. Ann Clin Lab Sci. 1987;17:101-5. MedlineGoogle Scholar1. DingSheckterDrinkwaterSoulesBremner JCBMW.High serum Cortisol levels in exercise-associated amenorrhea. Ann Intern Med. 1988,108:530-4. LinkGoogle Scholar2. SmithBledsoeChhetri STM. Cortisol metabolism and the pituitary-adrenal axis in adults with protein-calorie malnutrition. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1975,40:43-52. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. DoerrFichterPirkeLund PMKR. Relationship between weight gain and hypothalamic pituitary adrenal function in patients with anorexia nervosa. J Steroid Biochem. 1980;13:529-37. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. FichterPirkeHolsboer MKF. Weight loss causes neuroendocrine disturbances: experimental study in healthy starving subjects. Psychiatry Res. 1986, 17:61-72. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar1. DeusterKyleMoserVigerskySinghSchoomaker PSPRAE. Nutritional intakes and status of highly trained amenorrheic and eumenorrheic women runners. Fertil Steril. 1986;46:636-43. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. LoucksHorvath AS. Exercise-induced stress responses of amenorrheic and eumenorrheic runners. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1984:59:1109-20. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. RivierRivierVale CJW. Stress-induced inhibition of reproductive functions: role of endogenous corticotropin-releasing factor. Science. 1986;231:607. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington, D.C. 20307-5001 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 15 September 1988Volume 109, Issue 6Page: 510-511KeywordsCortisol Issue Published: 15 September 1988 PDF downloadLoading ...