竞赛准备期间女性健美运动员的月经健康状况
Madison Lapp1, Kendra Unger2, Courtney Pilkerton2
1Orthopedics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.
Cureus
|September 8, 2025
概括
接受比赛准备的女性健美运动员经常经历月经不规则,包括缺血症,由于极端的饮食,高能耗和补充剂使用. 这些做法可能会在没有医疗监督的情况下带来重大健康风险.
科学领域:
- 运动医学 运动医学
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 运动生理学 运动生理学
背景情况:
- 健美包括极端训练和补充剂的使用,可能导致严重的健康问题.
- 女体育比赛的比赛准备通过营养,运动和物质利用影响月经健康.
研究的目的:
- 调查健美比赛准备对女性运动员月经健康的影响.
- 为了确定常见的做法,以及它们与这一群体的月经周期变化之间的联系.
主要方法:
- 一项匿名调查对参与健美比赛的18岁及以上的女性进行了调查.
- 该调查评估了比赛准备技术和月经周期模式.
主要成果:
- 七名运动员参加了比赛,他们在准备过程中平均减肥6.4公斤.
- 42.9%使用减肥补充剂,28.6%使用类固醇.
- 85.7%的运动员在比赛前有定期月经,但57.1%的运动员在准备期间出现了 amenorrhea.
结论:
- 竞争对手表现出低卡路里摄入量,高能量输出,并使用补充剂减肥和训练增强.
- 长时间的低卡路里摄入量和高能量消耗与月经功能障碍有关,特别是 amenorrhea.
- 这项研究强调了与健美实践相关的潜在负面健康结果,强调了需要专业医疗监督的必要性.
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