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Female Athletes: Some Gender-Specific Health Concerns

There are at least two major health issues that are unique to female athletes: the female athlete triad and the susceptibility to knee injuries (ACL/kneecap). Studies also suggest a variety of otherdifferences in the rates and types of injuries girls and boys suffer playing sports (for instance, girls appear to be more prone to concussions, from which they take longer to recover).

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In order to keep this topic center up to date we need your help. If you are a parent of a female athlete who is suffering or has suffered from the female athlete triad, a knee injury or another injury that you believe was related to her gender, or a health care professional treating these injuries/conditions, we hope you will share what you have learned with the entire MomsTeam community of parents, coaches,administrators, athletic trainers, physicians and other health careprofessionals.

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