COLLEGIATE WOMEN ATHLETES WITH IRREGULAR MENSES DURING ADOLESCENCE HAVE DECREASED BONE-DENSITY
- 1 October 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 72 (4), 639-642
Abstract
We studied six eumenorrheic and 13 oligomenorrheic collegiate women athletes who were matched in all respects other than menstrual histories. There was a significant (P < .05) association between menstrual regularity and bone density. The severely oligomenorrheic subjects had modestly decreased plasma estrogen levels. These findings support the notion that plasma estrogen levels during adolescence play a significant role in the development of peak adult bone density in women.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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