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Review
. 2010 Apr;20(4):543-50.

[Musculoskeletal rehabilitation and bone. Abnormal bone metabolism in female elite athletes]

[Article in Japanese]
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[Musculoskeletal rehabilitation and bone. Abnormal bone metabolism in female elite athletes]

[Article in Japanese]
Akiko Enatsu. Clin Calcium. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

Recently, female athletes are particularly well, the other hand, many athletes suffer from amenorrhea due to excessive training. Especially, in sports with weight restrictions, they suffer from "Female athlete triad" , eating disorders, amenorrhea and osteoporosis. Amenorrhea is nothing else than a lack of estrogen, action on bone resorption and promote bone formation, by neglect this, it lead to osteoporosis and a stress fracture, and they would often give up their career as elite athletes. So we should consider it as serious sports injury. The problems of amenorrhea is should be recognized as a deficiency of estrogen. A Case of amenorrhea in female athletes, it is necessary to consider the hormone replacement therapy based on the appropriate diagnosis. However, it is important to start the management of body fat and body weight and strength of exercises since adolescent for the prevention the amenorrhea.

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