PCOS Messages for August, 2002: Re: Late periods for PCOSers when exercising?

Re: Late periods for PCOSers when exercising?

From: Renee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 28 Aug 2002 22:54:01 -0700

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You're right. Extremely active women, such as marathoners, decathaletes, etc., tend to stop having periods. Their bodies react to the stress by ceasing menses. However, it is a problem for them as well, as they need periods, and they experience hormonal changes due to it.

Renee

Teresa wrote: >
> I was discussing this with my sister-in-law and I remember now why
> athletic women have no periods, NO BODY FAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ha ha ha,
> that ain't me! I've got about 60+ lbs to lose. I definitely am leaning
> more towards PG now. I received my lab results back from last week
> checking my cholesterol and thyroid. Thyroid is within normal limits
> and I am even getting lower cholesterol levels too. Even my LDL is very
> close to acceptable levels. So I know my workouts should be assisting
> my period, not hindering it.
>
> I will know more tomorrow by the end of the day, hopefully. I'll post
> to let you all know.
>
> At Wed, 28 Aug 2002, Barb wrote:
> >
> >I do know that vigourous exercises can delay menses.
> >I also know that when I was trimmest,fittest and teaching aerobics part
> >time that I had delayed periods.This may be from the PCOS.I don't know.
> >But I do know that I have had that happen to me and this was years ago
> >before diagnosis of pcos and the doctor had told me that many athletic
> >women have absence of menses.Now,again..looking at women
> >atheletes..don't their hormones sometimes get screwed up?
> >
> >But,I am also exercising more again and having periods too
> >often.Possibly because of the Glucophage that I started a couple months
> >back.Again...I don't know.Just thought I'd jump in and answer what I
> >have experienced myself.
> >
> >>Not here. Things seem to work better on exercising unless endo acts up.
> >>
> >>--
> >>Victoria
> >>
> >>From: mrsbuelna@yahoo.com
> >>
> >>Have any of you had a delayed period a new workout regimen or do the
> >>other symptoms sound familiar to any of you and maybe I am PG after all?
> >>
> >--
> >Sincerely,
> >Barb C.
> >
>

-- -------------- Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS

---
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--Emily Dickenson

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