Amenorrhea is the most recognizable symptom of the Female Athlete Triad, and is not a benign condition. Many coaches and athletes used to believe that amenorrhea was nothing to be concerned about ...

Research on the ‘Female Athlete Triad’ has forged a platform from which a broad array of healthcare providers (eg, physicians, sport dietitians, mental health professionals and athletic trainers) have ...

In its June 2006 issue, the British Journal of Sports Medicine published an article entitled “The myth of the female athlete triad”, 1 which makes six allegations: (1) the 1997 American College of ...

Perhaps more than any other sport, distance running requires athletes to push their limits. Ever since Pheidippides, the ...

Unexplained fatigue, injury, illlness and more could be due to relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) or the female athlete triad. Athletes, coaches and supporters should learn the signs and ...

Until recently, the phenomenon was known as the female athlete triad – or simply ‘the triad’ (we can’t imagine why the acronym FAT didn’t take off). The triad linked energy deficiency to menstrual ...

Anna Boniface ignored the warning signs of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport Anna Boniface seemed to have the world at her feet when finishing as the 2017 London Marathon's fastest amateur ...

She is the fourth female athlete to have been killed by her partner in Kenya in yet another case of gender-based violence in recent years. Viola Cheptoo, the founder of Tirop Angels – an ...

Whether you're a die-hard fan or an athlete, these games can affect you mentally. Jen Farrell, a Coordinator for Counseling ...

Unexplained fatigue, injury, illlness and more could be due to relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) or the female athlete triad. Athletes, coaches and supporters should learn the signs and ...

Recognition of the Female Athlete Triad may be difficult. Athletes with disordered eating habits are generally good at hiding their behavior. It is not uncommon for these athletes to eat alone or ...