{"id":888,"date":"2018-11-06T06:40:37","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T06:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/?p=888"},"modified":"2018-11-07T06:45:40","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T06:45:40","slug":"how-exercise-can-affect-fertility-and-stop-your-periods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/?p=888","title":{"rendered":"How Exercise Can Affect Fertility And Stop Your Periods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>It doesn\u2019t seem like an obvious connection, but exercise and fertility are closely linked.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to note that healthy, even vigorous levels of exercise don\u2019t necessarily lead to fertility problems \u2013 millions of women exercise and play sport to an elite level without suffering any adverse effects.<\/p>\n<p>But when it comes to over-exercising and pushing yourself to the extreme, that\u2019s when your periods and your fertility can get into trouble. That\u2019s why it\u2019s crucial to know the risks and understand precisely what is happening to your body.<\/p>\n<p>The problem arises in women who over-train without allowing their body to recover, or taking in enough food \u2013 resulting in a severe calorie deficit.<\/p>\n<p>Your reproductive system is highly sensitive to energy deficits, and it is easier to fall into a calorie shortage than you might think.<\/p>\n<p>Period problems are common in sporty women, with some studies estimating that up to 60% of exercising women experience some form of menstrual disturbance.<\/p>\n<p>Another study found that it is not the strain of exercise that causes the irregularities, but the body\u2019s attempt to conserve energy by reducing the production of estrogen and progesterone.<\/p>\n<p>Continue Reading at <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2018\/11\/06\/how-exercise-can-affect-fertility-and-stop-your-periods-8099433\/\">Metro UK<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It doesn\u2019t seem like an obvious connection, but exercise and fertility are closely linked. It\u2019s important to note that healthy,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[10,14],"class_list":["post-888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exercise","tag-alternative-medicine","tag-exercise"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=888"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":890,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/888\/revisions\/890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}