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Identifying And Reducing Risk Of The Female Athlete Triad In Division I Athletes, Jennifer Day
Identifying And Reducing Risk Of The Female Athlete Triad In Division I Athletes, Jennifer Day
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Physically active females, or female athletes, are at risk for the condition known as the female athlete triad (Triad). The Triad is made up of three components that are distinctly separate, but intertwined: consuming inadequate energy for how much they are exercising, poor bone health, and problems with their menstrual periods. When female athletes don’t consume enough energy for how much they exercise, there can be hormonal imbalances, causing the body to conserve energy from some important functions including menstruation, and increased bone turnover resulting in a higher risk of stress fractures and early osteoporosis. Female athletes at risk for …