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Hammar, Mats,1950-Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Hälsouniversitetet,Obstetrik och gynekologi,Kirurgiska kliniken i Östergötland med verksamhet i Linköping, Norrköping och Motala
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Few oligo-amenorrheic athletes have vasomotor symptoms
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LIBRIS-ID:oai:DiVA.org:liu-25942
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https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-25942URI
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https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-5122(99)00115-2DOI
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http://kipublications.ki.se/Default.aspx?queryparsed=id:16473480URI
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Objective: To assess whether women with athletic oligo-amenorrhea have vasomotor symptoms. Material and methods: A mailed questionnaire was sent to 252 female athletes about vasomotor symptoms. Identical questions were also mailed to 1523 peri- and postmenopausal women. Results: The prevalence of vasomotor symptoms was low in female athletes with oligo- and amenorrhea and similar to that found in athletes with regular menstruations. The prevalence was significantly lower than in menopausal women. Although more than a third of the menopausal women had hormone replacement therapy, 30% of them still had vasomotor symptoms at least every week compared with only 2% of the oligo-amenorrheic athletes. Conclusion: Vasomotor symptoms are very uncommon in oligo-amenorrheic athletes, although many of them are hypoestrogenic. It was suggested that one factor contributing to these symptoms around menopause is low hypothalamic activity of ▀-endorphins, which makes the thermoregulatory centre labile. On the other hand, supraphysiological activity in hypothalamic ▀-endorphins may cause the oligo-amenorrhea in athletes, but may stabilise the thermoregulatory centre and thus prevent hot flushes. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.
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Hammar-Henriksson, MB
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Frisk, J
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Rickenlund, AKarolinska Institutet
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Wyon, Yvonne,1960-Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Hälsouniversitetet,Obstetrik och gynekologi,Kirurgiska kliniken i Östergötland med verksamhet i Linköping, Norrköping och Motala(Swepub:liu)yvowy11
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Linköpings universitetHälsouniversitetet
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Ingår i:Maturitas34:3, s. 219-2250378-51221873-4111
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