Amenorrhea Health Article

PERIODICALS

Gordon, C. M., and L. M. Nelson. "Amenorrhea and Bone Health in Adolescents and Young Women." Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 (October 2003): 377–84.

Khalid, A. "Irregular or Absent Periods: What Can an Ultrasound Scan Tell You?" Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology 18 (February 2004): 311.

Seidenfeld, Marjorie E. K., and Vaughn J. Rickert. "Impact of Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity on the Gynecologic Health of Adolescents." American Family Physician 64 (August 1, 2001): 445–50.

Warren, M. P., and L. R. Goodman. "Exercise-Induced Endocrine Pathologies." Journal of Endocrinological Investigation 26 (September 2003): 873–78.

ORGANIZATIONS

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 3615 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016–3007. Web site: <www.aacap.org>.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). 409 12th Street, SW, PO Box 96920, Washington, DC 20090–6920. Web site: <www.acog.org>.

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). 401 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202–3233. Web site: <www.acsm.org>.

WEB SITES

Barrow, Boone. "Female Athlete Triad." eMedicine, June 17, 2004. Available online at <www.emedicine.com/sports/topic163.htm> (accessed November 8, 2004).

Chandran, Latha. "Menstruation Disorders." eMedicine, August 9, 2004. Available online at <www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2781.htm> (accessed November 8, 2004).

Nelson, Lawrence M., et al. "Amenorrhea." eMedicine, August 9, 2004. Available online at <www.emedicine.com/med/topic117.htm> (accessed November 8, 2004).

Gail Slap, MD