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ERIC Number: EJ282105
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Jun
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Secondary Amenorrhea among Female Athletes. Current Understandings.
Sasiene, Gwen Hagenbuch
Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, v54 n6 p61-63 Jun 1983
Research pertaining to female athletes' problems with secondary amenorrhea is reviewed. Studies point to stress, weight loss, anorexia nervosa, obesity, arduous athletic training, and age of onset of training as factors which may contribute to this disorder. (PP)
Descriptors: Athletes, Body Weight, Exercise Physiology, Females, Higher Education, Medical Research, Physical Activity Level, Physical Health, Psychosomatic Disorders, Reproduction (Biology), Stress Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Secondary Amenorrhea