Menstrual Cycle Health Article

OVERVIEW OF MENSTRUAL CYCLE AND OVULATORY DISTURBANCES

Cycle interval and ovulatory disturbances are common in adolescence and perimenopause. The majority are reversible (except in perimenopause). Treatment with cyclic progesterone is physiological and increases bone mineral and thus minimizes osteoporosis (see Figure 1). Population-based, prospective studies of menstrual cycles, ovulatory characteristics, and health parameters are needed.

JERILYNN C. PRIOR

(SEE ALSO: Anorexia; Contraception; Endocrine Disruptors; Fecundity and Fertility; Nutrition; Reproduction; Sports Medicine; Women's Health)

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