Showing papers by "Anthony A. Luciano published in 1997"
TL;DR: Luteal phase disturbances occur independent of training volume, and volume of training does not have to be severe to result in menstrual disturbances.
Abstract: The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether decreased ovarian progesterone production, associated with short and inadequate luteal phases in exercising women, was associated with decreased bone mineral density (BMD) and altered bone metabolism. Thirty-three eumenorrheic menstruating women participated in this study for 3 months. Subjects were required to collect daily urine samples for three consecutive menstrual cycles and have blood and urine collected weekly. Daily urine samples were analyzed for free LH, estrone conjugates (E1C), and pregnanediol 3-glucuronide (PdG), adjusted for creatinine, whereas weekly blood and urine samples were analyzed for bone markers, estradiol, progesterone, FSH, and LH. Based on the analyses of these samples, subjects were divided into three groups: sedentary ovulatory (SedOvul; n = 9), exercising ovulatory (ExOvul; n = 14), and exercising luteal phase defects (ExLPD; n = 10). The three groups were matched for age (27.6 ± 1.0 yr), weight (60.6 ± 1.9 cm), and...
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TL;DR: In early September of 1993 I was elected secretary-treasurer of AAGL, an appointment that would ultimately lead to becoming president of this august society--perhaps the biggest honor that I have ever received.
Abstract: In early September of 1993 I was elected secretary-treasurer of AAGL, an appointment that would ultimately lead to becoming president of this august society--perhaps the biggest honor that I have ever received. Also in early September of 1993, I accompanied my daughter, Danielle, to Boston College to begin her freshman year. As we were visiting the beautiful campus with its impressive Gothic stone buildings, we walked into the Arts and Science building in the center of which was Gasson Hall, adorned with several beautiful statues and surrounded by decorated archways with Latin inscriptions. In the center of the hall was a marble sculpture of the archangel Michael, with his unsheathed sword overpowering the fallen angel Lucifer. The statue was obviously portraying the struggle and ultimate victory of good over evil. What was more inspiring to me was the inscription above the archway, "Quid Hoc adAeternitatem", which translates into, "What transpires here will have an impact throughout eternity." Four simple words which say so much about the institution, its founders and the people that they were reaching out to. The founders of Boston College felt that their message was so important that it was going to have a major impact not only during the lifetime of their students but throughout eternity. I later learned that Boston College was founded by Jesuit Priests about 125 years ago (100 years before the foundation of AAGL) as a small college to provide higher education to the children of Irish and Southern European immigrants. From a small college it grew into one of the major universities of the United States, with world renowned undergraduate and graduate schools in humanities, science, business, law, music, theology and of course football. As I strolled around the campus, I wondered what it was that allowed this small school, in a region that might have seemed saturated with universities, to grow so successfully. What were the ingredients that allowed a small college to flourish in the shadow of such scholastic giants as Harvard, Tufts, Brown, MIT, or Boston University. I believe that the ingredients that allowed Boston College to become so successful are the same ingredients that make any institution, any organization, indeed any individual successful. These "essentials" are:
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