Bone geometry according to menstrual function in female endurance athletes

Athletes have higher bone mineral density (BMD) relative to nonathletes. In amenorrheic athletes BMD may be compromised by estrogen deficiency, but it is unknown whether this is accompanied by structural differences. We compared femoral neck bone geometry and density of a-/oligomenorrheic athletes (...

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Main Authors: Rachel Duckham, Christine A. Bailey, Noel Cameron, Katherine Brooke-Wavell, Nicholas Peirce, Gregory D. Summers
Format: Default Article
Published: 2013
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Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
Bone geometry
Bone mineral density
Menstrual dysfunction
Female
Endurance athlete
Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/15540
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