Young Athlete Girls' Triad
Keywords:
sportswomen, eating disorders, amenorrhea, osteoporosis, sports loadsAbstract
Girls and teenagers who exercise regularly can develop a range of diseases, such as eating disorders, menstrual disorders, and bone mineralization. Regular monitoring of the health of our young female athletes is considered important during the transition period of their puberty, during their marriage, so that their quality of life does not decrease due to sports-related diseases. Of course, it is useful for girls and teenagers to play sports. But young girls may have some medical problems because of sports. Female athletes may develop eating disorders, which in most cases depends on a violation of the menstrual cycle (amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea), which subsequently leads to a decrease in bone mineralization or osteoporosis. These 3 situations – eating disorders, amenorrhea and osteoporosis are often combined and referred to as the triad of sporonox.