美国加州Carmel消息:据西雅图市退伍军人管理局医学中心的研究人员称,高皮质醇血症可能是女运动员中常见的月经周期紊乱的病因。研究人员在此地的西方学会临床研究会议上说,闭经的运动员与其他妇女比较,皮质醇水平明显地高。该管理局医学中心内科主任、华盛顿大学内科教授William J Bremner医师说,以前研究结果表明,规律而激烈的运动常引起闭经。但是,对这种月经异常的机理尚不了解。 Carmel, CA: According to researchers at the Seattle Veterans Administration Medical Center in Seattle, hypercortisolemia may be the etiology of the menstrual cycle disorder that is common in female athletes. Researchers at the Western Society of Clinical Research conference here said that amenorrhoeic athletes had significantly higher levels of cortisol compared with other women. William J Bremner, MD, director of internal medicine at Washington Medical Center and a professor of medicine at the University of Washington, said the findings from previous studies show that regular and intense exercise often leads to amenorrhea. However, the mechanism of this abnormal menstruation is not yet understood.