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Review
. 2005 Jan 29;330(7485):244-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7485.244.

Female athlete triad

Karen Birch  1
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Review

Female athlete triad

Karen Birch. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
The female athlete triad can affect performance and health but can be prevented with good management
Figure 2
Figure 2
The corners of the female athlete triad (osteoporosis, disordered eating, and menstrual disorders) are inter-related through psychological and physiological mechanisms
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Figure 3
Athlete having bone scan
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Figure 4
Bone mineral density of proximal femur of 50 endurance trained female runners compared with the young peak bone mass according to a standard reference range (Hologic Inc). This is known as the T score and is expressed in standard deviations above or below the mean. This chart shows the approximate linear relation between number of menstrual cycles per year and bone density. (AM=amenorrhoeic (0-3 cycles a year), OL=oligomenorrhoeic (4-10 cycles a year), EU=eumenorrhoeic (11-13 cycles a year), FN=neck of femur, FT=trochanteric region of proximal femur. *P<0.02, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001.
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