Test and my period

[Realgains]

I don't think you girls that don't get regular periods need to worry about bone density loss.......the high androgen levels(especially test) in your blood will more than make up for it as estrogen isn't the only hormone that prevents bone loss.
Not only that but you are all doing weight bearing exercises big time

 

[wyst]

BINGO:

Bone mineral density of female athletes in different sports.

Heinonen A, Oja P, Kannus P, Sievanen H, Manttari A, Vuori I.

UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, Tampere, Finland.

Anthropometry, training history, cardiorespiratory and muscular performance capacity, and bone mineral density (BMD) were studied in female orienteers (n = 30), cross-country skiers (n = 28), cyclists (n = 29), weight lifters (n = 18) and in a reference group (n = 25). BMD was measured at lumbar spine, femoral neck, distal femur, patella, proximal tibia, calcaneus and distal radius by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. The weight lifters had significantly higher weight adjusted BMD (P < 0.001) than the referents at all sites (9-26%) except in femoral neck and calcaneus. Of the endurance athletes, the orienteers were the only group which had significantly higher BMD (P < 0.05) than referents, only at distal femur (5%) and proximal tibia (5%). BMD did not differ significantly at any skeletal site between subjects with different calcium intake. Weight training seems to provide more effective osteogenic stimulus than endurance training. The differences in BMD at different sites between the groups were consistent with specificity of the stimulus to the training of the studied sports.

Thanks...you rock, Spatts!

Mine become irregular when I lose weight or run a lot (I'm not a thin forumer, don't worry), and it's always worried me. Now that I lift 4-5 times a week and drink milk etc, hopefully I'm stimulating the the old BMD. Having lived in Japan where you see hunchbacked old ladies bent nearly double everywhere you go, this has really worried me at times, and has been a pretty big factor in my decision wether or not to eventually go the AS route.

Wyst

 

[katz]

Ok, I have only missed mine when I was below 14%.
Anyway, your bones will stop producing new bone cells after age 40 (Damn it!). In men it occurs after 60. WTF. That is why when a women is past 60 and falls she breaks her hip. The bones become brittle. There is one saving grace.. if you lift weights your bones become denser. This will make you less likely to develope osteoporosis. Go girls!

 

[dieslgrl]

at the age of 30 for women you no longer have the ability to STORE calcium, so that is why it is also important to take in a bunch before that age.. after that, your bones use what you take in, and what they have stored to maintain strength.

dg