BLA 098: How Exercise Can Affect Your Menstrual Cycle

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
01:42 - HPO Axis and Menstruation Physiology
06:13 - How HPO Disruption Happens
07:39 - Methods
10:60 - Results
14:39 - Discussion
18:21 - Limitations
19:11 - My Takeaways
21:22 - Outro

Reference:
Popp, K. L., Bozzini, B. N., Reynoso, M., Coulombe, J., Guerriere, K. I., Proctor, S. P., Castellani, C. M., Walker, L. A., Zurinaga, N., Kuhn, K., Foulis, S. A., Bouxsein, M. L., Hughes, J. M., & Santoro, N. (2024). Hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis suppression is common among women during US Army Basic Combat Training. *British Journal of Sports Medicine*, *58*(18), 1052–1060. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-107716

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