Free-living competitive racewalkers and runners with energy availability estimates of <35 kcal·kg fat-free mass−1·day−1 exhibit peak serum progesterone concentrations indicative of ovulatory disturbances: a pilot study

• मुख्य लेखकों: M. Carolina Castellanos-Mendoza (लेखक), Stuart D. R. Galloway (लेखक), Oliver C. Witard (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionThe release of luteinising hormone (LH) before ovulation is disrupted during a state of low energy availability (EA). However, it remains unknown whether a threshold EA exists in athletic populations to trigger ovulatory disturbances (anovulation and luteal phase deficiency) as indicated...