Exercise Amenorrhea Stress and Bone Health in Adolescents

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: NIH

Identifiers

NCT00441402

DK65995 (completed)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study investigates the role of energy balance and stress in the regulation of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in adolescent girls across the fitness spectrum.

Sex: Female

Ages: 14 to 21 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy adolescent girls not taking any medications

Exclusion criteria

• Hormonal preparation or birth control within 12 months prior to enrollment
• Galactorrhea
• Clinical Depression