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Disordered eating, amenorrhea and osteoporosis make female athlete triad syndrome¹. The syndrome came into notice of health care professionals during 1980’s. Endurance competition for women, like First Women Olympic Marathon held in 1984 and first 10,000 meter race was held in 1988. The fashion for thinness also began in the same era leading to anorexia nervosa. Intense training and disordered eating habits in these athletes are considered to be etiological factor. The syndrome begins with disordered eating then amenorrhea and osteoporosis occurs³. The Incidence of amenorrhea varies in different type of sports and shows training intensity, calories taken and age group involved as associated factor in endurance sports.