A girl should have menarche by age 17 yrs. Your athlete must have either an eating disorder or a congenital problem. She may be genetically male and phenotypically female (i.e., hermaphrodite with internal testes).
A girl should have menarche by age 17 yrs. Your athlete must have either an eating disorder or a congenital problem. She may be genetically male and phenotypically female (i.e., hermaphrodite with internal testes).
I dont think you can help her have a period.
Guy or girl?
XY female wrote:
A girl should have menarche by age 17 yrs. Your athlete must have either an eating disorder or a congenital problem. She may be genetically male and phenotypically female (i.e., hermaphrodite with internal testes).
There are other reasons a 17 year old female may not menstruate besides "an eating disorder or a congenital problem." A visit to the doctor is in order to address both the fainting and the lack of menstruation.
My distance runner daughter did not menstruate until after she was diagnosed with celiac disease and maintained a strict gluten-free diet for several months. She was nearly 17 when her cycle started. Before her diagnosis, she was accused by medical professionals of not eating enough. She ate plenty, but didn't absorb the nutrients due to damage to the villi in her upper intestine.
I hate to see the instant assumptions and accusations of inadequate caloric intake or eating disorders leveled at thin female runners. Eating disorders are serious, but unless you are a medical professional treating a patient, you are not qualified to diagnose.
That's fascinating, Randy.
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