Female Athlete Triad Syndrome

A condition of competitive female athletes in which there are interrelated problems of EATING DISORDERS; AMENORRHEA; and OSTEOPOROSIS.

Also Known As:

Female Athlete Triad

Networked: 3 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 1 trials/studies)

1.	Wounds and Injuries (Trauma)
2.	Spinal Cord Injuries (Spinal Cord Injury)
3.	Osteoporosis
4.	Down Syndrome (Down's Syndrome)
5.	Amenorrhea

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Female Athlete Triad Syndrome:

1.	A-factor (Streptomyces)IBA 09/01/2008 - "The higher proportion of injured females in this study, and the histories of menstrual irregularities and disordered eating, raised the concern that the female athlete triad may be a factor. "
2.	LeptinIBA 10/01/2002 - "Although the exact cause of the female athlete triad (amenorrhea, disordered eating, and osteoporosis) is unknown, recent research implicates leptin, a hormone that is secreted by adipocytes. "
3.	HormonesIBA 10/01/2002 - "Although the exact cause of the female athlete triad (amenorrhea, disordered eating, and osteoporosis) is unknown, recent research implicates leptin, a hormone that is secreted by adipocytes. "
4.	CreatineIBA 05/01/1999 - "New advances covered in this section include use of creatine, guidelines for the preparticipation examination, sudden cardiac athletic death, pediatric and female anterior cruciate ligament injuries, the female athlete triad, spine screening in Down syndrome athletes, and "boosting" in athletes with spinal cord injury."