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Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
July 2024
Attainment of optimal bone mineral density (BMD) in female athletes is a very important aspect of ensuring their well-being throughout their lives, and monitoring of BMD is essential to avoid fractures and bone-related injuries. Several tools for assessing bone health already exist, but either lack the practicality required for continuous monitoring or are not suited for the young female athlete demographic. Because of this, this study has the main objective of developing a binary classifier to discriminate between normal and low bone mass individuals among younger female athletes using features extracted from a questionnaire.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMed Sci Sports Exerc
February 2025
Baseball & Sports Medicine, JAPAN.
Purpose: To examine the incidence of injuries among different menstrual phases in eumenorrheic cycles and abnormal menstrual cycles in female athletes.
Methods: This prospective cohort study recruited female athletes involved in collegiate, semi-professional, or professional team sports. Participating athletes self-reported their menstruation during the follow-up period.
J Sports Med Phys Fitness
January 2025
Unit of Cardiovascular Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.
Endurance sports have witnessed an increase in female participation, demanding a constant and evolving reassessment of the specific physiological and health implications of female athletes. In the present review, we analyze cardiovascular, hematological adaptations and anthropometry and hormonal fluctuations highlighting sex-specific differences in response to exercise, with estrogen playing a fundamental role in modulating body composition and metabolic processes. Nutritional aspects, in particular energy availability, macronutrient distribution and hydration, are fundamental in supporting training demands and menstrual function.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol
April 2025
Children's Hospital of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado.
The objective of this document is to guide the screening, diagnosis, and management of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) in Adolescent/Young Adult (AYA) athletes to treat symptoms and reduce long-term sequelae with a focus on gynecologic aspects of the disorder. RED-S is a more comprehensive term for the condition previously known as the Female Athlete Triad. An overview of the clinical presentation, evaluation, and management of the reproductive health aspects of RED-S for female athletes is provided.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Int Soc Sports Nutr
December 2024
Auckland University of Technology, Human Potential Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.
Background: While body image dissatisfaction (BID) and eating disorders (EDs) are relatively common in athletes (ranging from 11% to 67% of athletes, depending on the sport) [1], they are also prevalent in weight-class restricted sports (a common format in strength sports), and among physique athletes [2]. These athletes manipulate their nutrition to reach aesthetic or body weight standards and, in that process, may undergo prolonged periods of low energy availability. Low energy availability, defined as consuming insufficient energy for one's lean mass and exercise activity, can lead to Relative Energy Deficiency in sport (REDs), a syndrome that can impact menstrual cycle (MC) symptoms (and many other aspects of physiology and psychology) [3].
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