Why do girls who are overly athletic encounter development troubles?

Question

I noticed, read, and heard, that the girls in the Olympics, (especially gymnastics) are underdeveloped. In fact, girls who are overly athletic postpone their period. Why does this happen? Why is this still allowed in the olympics, and all over the world, if there are negative side affects? Last, but not least, why isn't this taught in Sex Education? Isn't this important information?

Answer 1

Some of what you are talking about is known as the female triad

When you are young you can get a delayed period because of very low body fat, same issue with amenorrhea. Obviously this is a generalization, and if you are having problems see your doc!

Basically, it's syndrome where you get disorderd eating, amenorrhea and osteoporosis. Check out the link
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/sports/triad.html

Answer 2

It's a fact that flies in the face of today's ever-popular feminism. That's why it's not taught. A lot of women, especially lesbians, have a big influence on the curriculum taught in our public schools. Clear indication that the female body is not designed for some of the things some women put it through in an effort to prove they can do everything men can would be a very unpopular discovery among such folks. Sure...they can do gymnastics like the guys...but there's a price to be paid. Interestingly enough, another stat from here in America is that one adult woman in three has endomitriosis...which makes getting pregnant much less likely. The rise in percentage of this disease coincided with the rise of feminism. It would seem to be that attitude, as well as physical performance, upsets the delicate balance inside a woman. There's a reason men are designed to take on all the tough tasks, ladies.

Answer 3

For some, like gymnasts, this does happen and from what I saw on a documentary a couple of years ago, it is because although women have love levels of testosterone in our bodies, in female gymnasts, their body starts to make more and it throws off what estrogen does in their system as far as periods and physical development because their are athletes during the time that their bodies are going through developmental changes on cellular and structural levels. That is why alot of female gymnasts are teenagers but have the bodies of pre-teen girls. They have little to no periods and physically look like little girls.

Answer 4

I am sure that there is a considerable amount more to understand about the genetics, endocrinology, and (perhaps the mind/body connection) for your question to be answered completely.

In my opinion, since sports are primarily a masculine activity, the same factors cited above which would strongly predispose (some) males to be interested in, and excel in, sports, would act to restrict and inhibit most females in this area. The majority of females are neurologically, genetically, and hormonally predisposed to grow a body for family and motherhood, not excelling in sports. If it were otherwise, none of us would be here!

For a woman to excel in sports, she has to be "wired" in a way that would, with suitable training, enhance her masculinity ( the traits and characteristics associated more with men than with women), not femininity. Her body, while remaining biologically female, with the XX Chromosomal template, nevertheless develops in a way substantially more "male" then her less athletic sisters. This reflects on her menstrual cycles, her musculature, her levels of aggression and competitive behavior, her secondary sex characteristics, sense of direction, etc.

Such female athletes are "allowed" in the olympics because there is nothing to be done about it. These women are (I should think) developing normally FOR THEM! Excluding them (and applicants like them, would fatally compromise the quality of athletics the remaining women would be able to perform, and the sponsorship and organization of the games themselves would be fatally compromised.

I doubt if there are negative side effects unless ADDITIONAL intervention is undertaken (e.g. anabolic steroids), but I am not a physician and this is literally just "one man's opionion" By all means research possible risks further on your own!

These ARE important questions and should receive more attention than they have been given.

I think that "sex-education" like almost all of the curriculum in contemporary schools, is heavily infested with political correctness, and any acknowledgement of the biological origin, and primacy of gender differences and inequalities that would be involved in answering your questions would bitterly offend the feminist egalitarian special interests who play an important role in determining the content and the direction taken by the schools (and textbook publishing and purchasing decisions).

I think that as more people become aware of all of the questions( like yours) which aren't being answered, or even discussed, the influence of the feminist/ egalitarian PC police will decline.

Keep on questioning!!!

Answer 5

training hard in gymnastics damages the growth plates at the end on the bones, which is why gymnasts remain small.

Heavy weight training will also do it.

Answer 6

lol i am quite certain what u have noticed read or heard is untrue. so dont worry