[...]... nutritional resources, the latter usually because of dieting or exercise Most women stop having menstrual cycles in their late forties or early fifties and enter the postmenopausal stage This transition between the fertile From: The Active Female Edited by: J J Robert-McComb, R Norman, and M Zumwalt © Humana Press, Totowa, NJ 17 18 Part I / Focusing on Active Female s Health Issues FEMALE LIFESPAN MENOPAUSE... UTERUS Fig 2.2 This figure shows the primary components of the female reproductive system and the hormones that communicate between the various organs The hormones produced by each gland are shown in parentheses changes in the body including growth of the breasts and hips primarily because of the deposition of fat Late in the pubertal process, ovulation occurs when the LH and FSH levels are maintained... in their seventies and eighties 2.3.5.1 Osteoporosis Of all the consequences of aging in women, osteoporosis is the most debilitating and affects the most women The risk of a lumbar or hip fracture, particularly after the age of 22 Part I / Focusing on Active Female s Health Issues 65, approaches 50% in white women There are effective treatments for this condition including hormone replacement therapy... attitudes in the minds of the consumer (15) The images that are portrayed by the media must be internalized as the images that are relevant to the culture that you identify with, the culture that you consider yourself belonging to, or even desire to belong to African-American females have reported that the thin ideal portrayed in the media relates more to Caucasian females (25) There is no evidence to... woman ages, there is a steady decline in the number of ova (eggs) in her ovaries that can be mustered to develop into follicles with the potential to ovulate As the number of developing follicles declines, so does the level of estradiol in the circulation The brain and pituitary, sensing this gradual decline in estrogen, strengthens Chapter 2 / Reproductive Changes in the Female Lifespan 21 the signal... depiction of the female reproductive capabilities across the lifespan of the average woman period and postmenopausal or infertile phase is called menopause (Fig 2.1) In the past century, the time spent in the postmenopausal state has become extended because the average lifespan has increased from 50 to more than 80 years The health concerns of postmenopausal women have become a real concern in the past... prevention, and From: The Active Female Edited by: J J Robert-McComb, R Norman, and M Zumwalt © Humana Press, Totowa, NJ 3 4 Part I / Focusing on Active Female s Health Issues treatment of body image concerns associated with medical disease has been termed the “single-most neglected area in the study of body image”(6) It is well known that body dissatisfaction plays a role in the development and maintenance... androgens from both the ovary and adrenal The appearance of the female body becomes very different from that of males, and it is primarily the hormones, estrogen and progesterone, from the ovary that drive this change A major question that has not been answered is why does the secretion of these ovarian steroid hormones increase at this time in life? In other words, what event initiates the process of sexual... sufficient to result in ovulation As puberty progresses, the time when LH pulses are released gradually expands to the daytime, and in the adult, these pulses are observed throughout the day as well as at night In response to FSH and LH, estrogen release from the stimulated follicles results in 20 Part I / Focusing on Active Female s Health Issues HYPOTHALAMUS (GnRH) PITUITARY (LH, FSH) OVARY (Estradiol,... Caucasian females internalize media representation of the female body image in the same way (4) To the contrary, an African American’s susceptibility to advertisements depicting Caucasians has been associated with the strength of the African American’s own ethnic identity (26) Therefore, it is vital for clinicians to understand the concept of culture when assessing body image, because of the subjectivity . w0 h0" alt="" The Active Female The Active Female Health Issues Throughout The Lifespan Edited by Jacalyn J. Robert-McComb Texas Tech University College of Arts and Sciences Health, Exercise,. young females, yet there are long-term health consequence that are not so obvious to the ill-informed. In 1992, The Female Athlete Triad was the focus of a consensus conference called by the Task. review questions. These enhancements are designed to reinforce and enliven the richness of the text for the student, the professor, and the professional user of the book. We believe the instructional