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PCOS and female athletes
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Recent studies have found that PCOS is more common in feramale athletes than in the general female population. It has been hypothesised that excess androgen levels are beneficial in sports that require muscular strength and/or endurance.
It has also been shown that menstrual irregularities amongst female athletes may be contributed to PCOS and not to nutritional factors.
"Female Olympic athletes participating in different sports were found to have an anabolic body composition and biomarkers of energy availability within the normal ranges. Most cases of menstrual disturbances observed were due to PCOS. These findings challenge the contemporary concept that reproductive dysfunction in sportswomen is typically a consequence of chronic energy deficiency."
Quote from an article by Magnus Hagmar et al from Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden published a few months ago.
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