Abstract
The present study was aimed at investigating a) the risk of having bulimia in a heterogeneous population of secondary amenorrhea; b) the LH and FSH secretion under basal and stimulated conditions (GnRH challenge) according to the presence of bulimic risk in our study population; c) the clinical and endocrine factors predictive of the bulimic risk in amenorrheic women. Amenorrheic women (n=73; age: 23.1±4.8 yrs; BMI:20.2±2.2 kg/m2) filled in a self rating scale for bulimia (BITE) and were classified accordingly, as being at low risk (score
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 721-730 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Psychoneuroendocrinology |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2001 |
Keywords
- Amenorrhea
- BITE
- BMI
- Bulimia
- Gonadotropins
- Pituitary
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Endocrinology
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Biological Psychiatry
- Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
- Psychology(all)