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Relative energy deficiency in sport

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Duration
47:51
Category
Sports medicine

Dr Megan Ogilvie discusses how to screen for Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), a clinical syndrome comprising low energy availability (LEA) as a result of over-training and a negative calorific balance. She talks about how to investigate and manage these patients that are often overlooked in our community.

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Take home messages

Resources

  1. Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport
  2. Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) – a Narrative Review and Perspectives from the UK.
  3. RED-S CAT
  4. 2014 Female Athlete Triad Coalition Consensus Statement on Treatment and Return to Play of the Female Athlete Triad
  5. Mary Cain & RED-S: When Weight Loss Affects Performance

Patient Resources

Presenter

Megan Ogilvie

General and reproductive endocrinologist

Megan is a general and reproductive endocrinologist with particular interests in energy deficiency in the athlete, menopause, polycystic ovarian syndrome and gonadal dysgenesis.  She works at Fertility Associates and the Auckland District Health Board.  Megan has been part of WHISPA , a High Performance Sport NZ medial advisory board since 2017.  

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