TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the mind-body connection from puberty to the interSEXtion of eating disorders and reproductive health
T2 - What mental health providers should know
AU - Myszko, Olga
AU - Torga, Ana Patricia
AU - Lawrence, Devon
AU - Rosenthal, Leslie A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2023 The Menninger Foundation.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Eating disorders have potential to significantly impact growth and sexual development, particularly when associated with malnutrition. The hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, which dictates puberty and sexual maturation, including bone growth, is sensitive to metabolic changes such as those in eating disorders. Consequences may include pubertal delay/arrest, stunted growth, weakened bones, menstrual changes, impotence, sexual dysfunction, infertility, or adverse pregnancy outcomes. The physical and psychological impacts of eating disorders can also affect intimate relationships and sexual satisfaction. Visits to mental health providers offer an opportunity to assess the development and reproductive health concerns of patients with eating disorders. The purpose of this article is to review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and morbidities of the reproductive sequelae of eating disorders and to educate mental health providers on when to refer patients for further medical evaluation.
AB - Eating disorders have potential to significantly impact growth and sexual development, particularly when associated with malnutrition. The hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, which dictates puberty and sexual maturation, including bone growth, is sensitive to metabolic changes such as those in eating disorders. Consequences may include pubertal delay/arrest, stunted growth, weakened bones, menstrual changes, impotence, sexual dysfunction, infertility, or adverse pregnancy outcomes. The physical and psychological impacts of eating disorders can also affect intimate relationships and sexual satisfaction. Visits to mental health providers offer an opportunity to assess the development and reproductive health concerns of patients with eating disorders. The purpose of this article is to review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and morbidities of the reproductive sequelae of eating disorders and to educate mental health providers on when to refer patients for further medical evaluation.
KW - eating disorder
KW - puberty
KW - reproductive health
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U2 - 10.1521/BUMC.2023.87.2.135
DO - 10.1521/BUMC.2023.87.2.135
M3 - Article
C2 - 37260328
AN - SCOPUS:85160968434
SN - 0025-9284
VL - 87
SP - 135
EP - 161
JO - Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic
JF - Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic
IS - 2
ER -