Female Athletes and Menerea

Anerexia athletic is a condition seen in female athletes that consists of amenerea, insufficient energy availability and astio perosis. This results from energy in balance, low body fat and hypothalamic patuitary axis changes. Secondary menerea is cessation of menses for six months after at least one normal cycle. The incidence of a menerea in elete runners is nearly 50% which leads to bone de mineralization and stress fractures.