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Serum carotene levels in female long-distance runners. 1985

S R Richards, and F E Chang, and B Bossetti, and W B Malarkey, and M H Kim

Hypercarotenemia has been associated with anorexia nervosa and hypothalamic amenorrhea. With the emergence of a spectrum of menstrual dysfunction, including anovulation in women runners, the hypothesis of hypothalamic amenorrhea in these patients has been formulated. Other authors have proposed exercise-associated amenorrhea to be distinct from hypothalamic amenorrhea based on endocrine profiles. Using carotene as an index test of hypothalamic amenorrhea, we have studied female long-distance runners (greater than 25 miles/week) and have found no difference in the carotene levels between ovulatory (midfollicular) and anovulatory runners. These data support other evidence that exercise-associated amenorrhea is distinct from hypothalamic amenorrhea.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007590	Jogging	Running at a low rate of speed. It can be done as a means of conditioning or for general health and well being.	Joggings
D008599	Menstruation Disturbances	Variations of MENSTRUATION which may be indicative of disease.	Hypomenorrhea,Menstruation Disorders,Menstruation, Retrograde,Polymenorrhea,Irregular Menses,Irregular Menstruation,Menstrual Irregularities,Menstrual Irregularity,Disorder, Menstruation,Disorders, Menstruation,Disturbance, Menstruation,Disturbances, Menstruation,Irregularity, Menstrual,Menses, Irregular,Menstruation Disorder,Menstruation Disturbance,Menstruation, Irregular,Retrograde Menstruation
D009839	Oligomenorrhea	Abnormally infrequent menstruation.	Oligomenorrheas
D001835	Body Weight	The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.	Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D002338	Carotenoids	The general name for a group of fat-soluble pigments found in green, yellow, and leafy vegetables, and yellow fruits. They are aliphatic hydrocarbons containing 4 terpene subunits.	Carotenes,Carotenoid,Tetraterpene Derivatives,Tetraterpenes,Carotene,Derivatives, Tetraterpene
D005260	Female		Females
D006728	Hormones	Chemical substances having a specific regulatory effect on the activity of a certain organ or organs. The term was originally applied to substances secreted by various ENDOCRINE GLANDS and transported in the bloodstream to the target organs. It is sometimes extended to include those substances that are not produced by the endocrine glands but that have similar effects.	Hormone,Hormone Receptor Agonists,Agonists, Hormone Receptor,Receptor Agonists, Hormone
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000568	Amenorrhea	Absence of menstruation.	Postpartum Amenorrhea,Amenorrhea, Postpartum,Postpartum Amenorrheas