Female athletes are at an increased risk of experiencing abnormal hormonal health. Intense training causes a release of stress hormones (even with adequate calorie intake). These are the same hormones that give you the post-workout “high” and they can interfere with the body’s production of reproductive hormones; most commonly leading to estrogen deficiency. The long-term consequences can be
1. Infertility
2. Stress fractures due to osteopenia (weak bones) and even osteoporosis (spinal and hip fractures) as 90% of bone mass is built up during late teen years
3. Increased risk of heart attacks later in life
In fact, a cycling woman that misses their period more than twice should go into problem-solving mode and women are lucky to have their cycles to tell us how healthy we are on the inside.
(For more details on the female athlete triad click here .)
1. Infertility
2. Stress fractures due to osteopenia (weak bones) and even osteoporosis (spinal and hip fractures) as 90% of bone mass is built up during late teen years
3. Increased risk of heart attacks later in life
In fact, a cycling woman that misses their period more than twice should go into problem-solving mode and women are lucky to have their cycles to tell us how healthy we are on the inside.
(For more details on the female athlete triad click here .)
As a healthcare provider, coach and runner herself, Dr. Thornberry is also specifically trained to:
1) teach women and teens how to monitor their hormonal health with the assistance of the FEMM app
2) help women regularly assess and troubleshoot their monthly cycles and charts and offer insight on how to interpret it
3) refer to medical professionals who are trained in the FEMM method to further assess and treat any abnormalities that require medical attention
1) teach women and teens how to monitor their hormonal health with the assistance of the FEMM app
2) help women regularly assess and troubleshoot their monthly cycles and charts and offer insight on how to interpret it
3) refer to medical professionals who are trained in the FEMM method to further assess and treat any abnormalities that require medical attention
In this 3-part course you will learn:
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-how to identify symptoms of RED-s and distinguish it from other health issues
-expectations on how RED-s should be properly assessed and managed in healthcare and collegiate training room settings (and how to advocate for them if they aren't!) -baseline knowledge of how hormones should fluctuate throughout an established menstrual cycle -how to use your own biomarkers in your cycle as predictors of RED-s -hormonal effects of common birth control methods Also featuring:-nutritional strategies for preventing RED-S
-personal testimonies on experience with RED-S from current and former collegiate athletes |