Exercise-Induced Amenorrhea and Bone Density
Authors: JILL S. LINDBERG
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1984)

Brief Reports1 November 1984Exercise-Induced Amenorrhea and Bone DensityJILL S. LINDBERG, M.D., WILLIAM B. FEARS, M.D., MARJORIE M. HUNT, B.S., MALCOLM R. POWELL, M.D., BOLL DANIEL, M.D., CHARLES E. WADE, Ph.D.JILL S. LINDBERG, M.D., WILLIAM B. FEARS, M.D., MARJORIE M. HUNT, B.S., MALCOLM R. POWELL, M.D., BOLL DANIEL, M.D., CHARLES E. WADE, Ph.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-101-5-647 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptExercise-induced menstrual dysfunction develops in 10% to 40% of female runners, depending on various factors including distance run, percent of body fat, and previous history of menstrual dysfunction (1-4). We examined the effects of exercise-induced amenorrhea on bone mineral content in female runners.Women were divided into five major groups: Group 1 included 11 amenorrheic runners who had no menses for the previous 6 months; Group 2, 5 oligomenorrheic runners, whose menses occurred every 6 weeks to 6 months; Group 3, 15 eumenorrheic or normal runners running a minimum of 20 miles per week; Group 4, 14 eumenorrheic normal controls not...References1. FEICHT C, JOHNSON T, MARTIN B, SPARKES K, and WAGNER W. Secondary amenorrhea in athletes [Letter]. Lancet. 1978;2:1145-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. DALE E, GERLACH D, and WILHITE A. Menstrual dysfunction in distance runners. Obstet Gynecol. 1979;54:47-53. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. SCHWARTZ B, CUMMING D, RIORDAN E, SELYE M, YEN S, and REBAR R. Exercise-associated amenorrhea: a distinct entity? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1981;141:662-70. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SHANGOLD M, FREEMAN R, THYSEN B, and GATZ M. 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