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Estrogen administration improves the trajectory of eating disorder pathology in oligo-amenorrheic athletes: A randomized controlled trial.

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Abstract
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Estrogen replacement prevents worsening body dissatisfaction with weight gain in adolescents with anorexia nervosa. However, the impact of estrogen administration on eating disorder (ED) pathology in normal-weight young women with exercise-induced amenorrhea is unknown. We hypothesized that (1) normal-weight oligo-amenorrheic athletes (OA) would show greater ED pathology than eumenorrheic athletes (EA) and non-athletes (NA), and (2) 12 months of estrogen replacement would improve those symptoms.

Year of Publication
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2019
Journal
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Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume
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102
Number of Pages
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273-280
ISSN Number
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0306-4530
URL
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0306-4530(18)30810-2
DOI
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10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.11.013
Short Title
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Psychoneuroendocrinology
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