Female athlete triad syndrome

Also known as: Relative energy deficiency in sport

Low energy availability, menstrual dysfunction and low bone density.

Medical specialty: Psychiatry
Subspecialty: Psychiatry / Eating disorders
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected as RED-S; Female: affected; Children: yes, adolescent athletes
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Energy deficiency suppressing the hypothalamic-pituitary axis.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (6)

amenorrheaeating disorderfatiguelow bone densitylow energy intakestress fractures

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