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What is the best treatment approach for the female athlete triad?

Oluseun Wert, Gina G. Glass

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Evidence-Based Answer Increasing caloric intake and decreasing energy expenditure may reverse amenorrhea in female athletes (SOR: C, single case-control study). A multidisciplinary treatment team is recommended for the female athlete triad, including a physician, a registered dietician, and, for athletes with disordered eating, a mental health provider (SOR: C, expert opinion).

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Evidence-Based Answer Increasing caloric intake and decreasing energy expenditure may reverse amenorrhea in female athletes (SOR: C, single case-control study). A multidisciplinary treatment team is recommended for the female athlete triad, including a physician, a registered dietician, and, for athletes with disordered eating, a mental health provider (SOR: C, expert opinion).

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Evidence-Based Answer Increasing caloric intake and decreasing energy expenditure may reverse amenorrhea in female athletes (SOR: C, single case-control study). A multidisciplinary treatment team is recommended for the female athlete triad, including a physician, a registered dietician, and, for athletes with disordered eating, a mental health provider (SOR: C, expert opinion).

Key concepts: Female athlete triad, Amenorrhea, Athletes, Disordered eating, Triad (sociology), Medicine, Physical therapy, Multidisciplinary approach

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