In this episode I rehash MANY topics: the female menstrual cycle, why active women are losing their periods, what causes it, why it's dangerous, how to reverse this and signs of healing. This is a MEATY and impactful epsiode--one to share with anyone who needs to hear it. Sources below!
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Sources:
https://www.uchealth.org/diseases-conditions/amenorrhea/#:~:text=Stress.%20Mental%20and%20physical%20stress%20can%20alter,Regular%20cycles%20typically%20resume%20when%20stress%20decreases.
https://www.uptodate.com/contents/functional-hypothalamic-amenorrhea-evaluation-and-management#:~:text=Low%20energy%20availability%20(from%20decreased,evaluation%20and%20management%20of%20FHA.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/hypothalamic-amenorrhea#:~:text=Hypothalamic%20amenorrhea%20is%20commonly%20associated,release%2C%20and%20decreased%20estrogen%20production.&text=Several%20theories%20have%20been%20postulated,relative%20deficiency%20of%20nutritional%20intake.&text=Girls%20with%20hypothalamic%20amenorrhea%20also,in%20follicular%20growth%20and%20ovulation.
https://www.massgeneral.org/children/hypogonadotropic-hypogonadism#:~:text=Hypothalamic%20amenorrhea%20is%20a%20condition,excessive%20exercise%20or%20chronic%20stress.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8401547/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa040388#:~:text=Hypothalamic%20amenorrhea%2C%20either%20organic%20or%20functional%2C%20is,may%20lead%20to%20infertility%20and%20bone%20loss.
https://www.google.com/search?q=hypothalamic+amenorrhea&oq=hypothalamic+amenorrhea&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCggAEAAYsQMYgAQyCggAEAAYsQMYgAQyBwgBEAAYgAQyBwgCEAAYgAQyBwgDEAAYgAQyBwgEEAAYgAQyBwgFEAAYgAQyBwgGEAAYgAQyBggHEEUYPNIBCDQwODRqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
https://www.endocrine.org/clinical-practice-guidelines/hypothalamic-amenorrhea
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