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More women and girls are taking part in sports and other forms of exercise, and as a result, more women are getting injured.
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The triad is made up of these factors: disordered eating, disrupted menstrual cycles (missing three or more periods in a row) and osteoporosis (low bone mass).
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Teen girls who are athletes face unique obstacles when it comes to their bodies and how well they perform.
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What is "athelete's anemia"?
Howard LeWine, M.D., is chief editor of Internet Publishing at Harvard Health Publications. He is recognized as an outstanding clinician and teacher and is a recipient of the Internal Medicine Teacher of the Year award at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. LeWine continues to practice Internal Medicine; most recently he became a hospitalist after practicing primary care for over 20 years.
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