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Oligomenorrhoea in exercising women: a polycystic ovarian syndrome phenotype or distinct entity?
Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) - 1 Jan 2009
Awdishu Susan, Williams Nancy I, Laredo Sheila E, De Souza Mary Jane
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To date, the predominant mechanism underlying menstrual disturbances in exercising women supports an underlying energy deficiency-related aetiology, in which a failure to compensate dietary intake for the energy cost of exercise suppresses reproductive function. Increasing evidence demonstrates t...
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