Athletic girls more likely to have impaired bone structure if menstrual cycle stops
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 09:00
in Health & Medicine
Young female athletes who have stopped menstruating have a weakening in the quality of their bone structure that may predispose them to breaking a bone, despite getting plenty of weight-bearing exercise, a new study finds. The results will be presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.