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A genetic basis for functional hypothalamic amenorrhea.
The New England journal of medicine - 20 Jan 2011
Caronia Lisa M, Martin Cecilia, Welt Corrine K, Sykiotis Gerasimos P, Quinton Richard, Thambundit Apisadaporn, Avbelj Magdalena, Dhruvakumar Sadhana, Plummer Lacey, Hughes Virginia A, Seminara Stephanie B, Boepple Paul A, Sidis Yisrael, Crowley William F, Martin Kathryn A, Hall Janet E, Pitteloud Nelly
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea is a reversible form of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) deficiency commonly triggered by stressors such as excessive exercise, nutritional deficits, or psychological distress. Women vary in their susceptibility to inhibition of the reproductive axis by such stressors, but it is unknown whether this variability reflects a genetic predisposition to hypothalamic...
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