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2010, Journal of PediatricsCitation Excerpt :The stress or anxiety often perceived by these adolescents, who are extremely concerned about their weight and body, may also be a cause of somatic complaints (back pain, headache, etc) and sleeping disorders. Gynecologic problems, such as menstrual disorders, are commonly described in partial and full eating disorders and may also be explained by weight loss and stress.24,25 These adolescents with EWEC may practice restrained eating, binge eating and the use of compensatory behavior, like purging, fasting, or excessive exercise.
The psychobiology and diagnostic significance of amenorrhea in patients with anorexia nervosa
2006, Fertility and SterilityPartial eating disorders among adolescents: A review
2005, Journal of Adolescent HealthMenstrual disorders in the college age female
2005, Pediatric Clinics of North AmericaPituitary LH reserve suggests high risk of bulimia in amenorrheic women
2001, PsychoneuroendocrinologyEating disorders in adolescents and young adults
2000, Medical Clinics of North AmericaCitation Excerpt :The use of transdermal patches, especially those containing combined estrogen and progesterone, may provide an alternative means of delivering hormones without many of these negative effects. The absence of menses, a hallmark feature of anorexia nervosa in postmenarcheal girls, is due to hypothalamic dysfunction associated with starvation and weight loss.27 Patients who are moderately low weight because of cystic fibrosis or inflammatory bowel disease are more likely to maintain menstruation than patients with eating disorders at similar degrees of thinness.
This project was supported by grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation.