Okano, H., Misunuma, H., Soda, M., Matsui, H., Aoki, I., Honjo, S., & Ibuki, Y. (1995). Effects of exercise and amenorrhea on bone mineral density in teenage runners. Journal of Endocrinology, 42, 271-276.

The rate of bone formation is suppressed in amenorrheic runners.

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