Exercise-associated secondary amenorrhea in physically active women linked to cardiovascular disease: JAHA
Written By : Medha Baranwal
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2024-04-02 20:00 GMT | Update On 2024-04-03 07:08 GMT
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Canada: A recent systematic review and meta-analysis has shed light on the impact of secondary amenorrhea on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in physically active women. The findings were published online in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Observational studies linked secondary amenorrhea to several cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in physically active women.
"Estrogen deficiency resulting from exercise-associated secondary amenorrhea in physically active women may affect CV physiology and certain CVD risk factors," the researchers wrote. However, they noted that research in the area is observational, and findings should be interpreted cautiously.
They add, "As exercise-associated amenorrhea is reversible and primary prevention of cardiovascular disease is important for public health, it may be important to treat secondary amenorrhea and restore estrogen levels.
Exercise-associated secondary amenorrhea leads to estrogen deficiency, which may result in dysfunction in estrogen's normal cardioprotective pathways. Estrogen may be essential in a woman's endothelial adaptations to exercise. Nicole L. Tegg, Faculty of Nursing University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada, and colleagues aimed to assess the association between secondary amenorrhea in physically active women and CVD risk.
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