Ballerinas, female athletes share same health risks.Byline: ANI Washington, May 31 (ANI): Ballerinas face the same health risks as young female athletes when they don't eat enough to offset the energy they spend, and stop menstruating men·stru·ate intr.v. men·stru·at·ed, men·stru·at·ing, men·stru·ates To undergo menstruation. [Late Latin m as a consequence, says a new study. The study, led by sports medicine researcher Anne Hoch, D.O., at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, has been presented at the American College of Sports Medicine '''Founded in 1954, the AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE is the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world. More than 20,000 international, national and regional members are dedicated to advancing and integrating scientific research to provide educational meeting in Seattle. "These two components of the female athlete tetrad tetrad /tet·rad/ (tet´rad) a group of four similar or related entities, as (1) any element or radical having a valence, or combining power, of four; (2) a group of four chromosomal elements formed in the pachytene stage of the first put them at higher risk for the other two; the cardiovascular and bone density deficits of much older, postmenopausal women," according to Dr. Hoch, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery and director of the Froedtert and the Medical College Women's Sports Medicine Center. The researchers studied 22 professional ballerinas, all members of the Milwaukee Ballet Company, to determine the prevalence of disordered eating, amenorrhea amenorrhea (āmĕn'ərē`a, əmĕn'–), cessation of menstruation. Primary amenorrhea is a delay in or a failure to start menstruation; secondary amenorrhea is an unexpected stop to the menstrual cycle. (lack of menstruation), abnormal vascular function and low bone density. The dancers completed questionnaires on their menstrual patterns and eating habits, and underwent a blood test for hormonal levels. Thirty-six percent of the group had disordered eating habits and 77 percent were in a calorie deficit. Twenty-seven percent were currently amenorrheic a·men·or·rhe·a or a·men·or·rhoe·a n. Abnormal suppression or absence of menstruation. [a-1 + Greek m , 23 percent had low bone mass density and nine percent were taking birth control.rterial ultrasound measurements revealed that 64 percent had abnormal artery dilation dilation /di·la·tion/ (di-la´shun) 1. the act of dilating or stretching. 2. dilatation. di·la·tion n. 1. in response to blood flow. "It was unknown if professional dancers without menstrual periods have evidence of vascular dysfunction, yet some characteristics of the tetrad were common in this group," says Dr. Hoch. "Eighty-six percent had one or more components, and fourteen percent had all four," the expert added. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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