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Athletes

Meaning

In the context of hormonal health, athletes are individuals engaged in structured, high-intensity, or prolonged physical training that significantly impacts their endocrine system and metabolic requirements. Their unique physiological demands often lead to distinct hormonal profiles, including alterations in growth hormone, insulin-like growth factors, and sex steroid levels, necessitating specialized clinical attention. Sustained, rigorous exercise places considerable stress on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) and HPA axes, which can sometimes lead to transient or chronic endocrine adaptations.