@period.recovery: Your bones are one of the BIG reasons why recovering your cycle matters 🦴 With hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA), low energy availability can suppress your reproductive hormones, including oestrogen. And oestrogen plays an important role in maintaining bone. 👉 In one study of young female athletes, 47% of those with missing or very irregular periods had experienced a fracture, compared with 26% of athletes with regular cycles (PMID: 25397605). And yes, these were active women. Weight-bearing exercise can support bone health, but it does NOT protect you from the effects of prolonged menstrual dysfunction + low energy availability. So if you’ve been telling yourself: “I’m young.” “I lift weights.” “I’ll deal with my missing period later.” Please don’t ignore it. Getting your period back goes beyond fertility 🌱 it is also about protecting the bones that you’re going to rely on for the rest of your life 🦴 👉 Follow @period.recovery if your period has been missing for 3+ months and you want practical, science-backed guidance to recover from HA 🤍 . . #hypothalamicamenorrhea #hypothalamicamenorrhearecovery #periodrecovery #noperiod #fha

Dr Julia Haarhuis | Recover HA

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Wednesday 12 August 2026 16:04:17 GMT