Clinician practices for the management of amenorrhea in the adolescent and young adult athlete

J Adolesc Health. 2007 Apr;40(4):362-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.10.017. Epub 2007 Feb 5.

Abstract

This study sought to describe clinician practices for the management of amenorrhea in the adolescent and young adult athlete. Clinicians adhered to certain guidelines but did not have a uniform "standard of care" for amenorrheic athletes. Almost 80% of clinicians reported insufficient guidelines for the management of this population.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Medicine / methods
  • Adult
  • Amenorrhea / therapy*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Female Athlete Triad Syndrome / epidemiology
  • Female Athlete Triad Syndrome / prevention & control*
  • Guidelines as Topic
  • Humans
  • Male
  • New England / epidemiology
  • New York / epidemiology
  • Population Surveillance
  • Sports / physiology*
  • Sports Medicine / methods