Includes bibliographical references and index.

Women and sport participation -- Gender differences in anatomy -- Performance eating for the female athlete -- The female athlete triad -- Eating disorders and disordered eating -- Amenorrhea and the physiology of the menstrual cycle -- Osteoporosis in the female athlete -- Components of an eating disorder program -- Development of the eating disorder policy -- Development of the eating disorder referral program -- Screening tools for eating disorders -- The role of the certified athletic trainer in managing athletes with disordered eating and eating disorders -- Cardiac complications related to eating disorders -- Exercise and fertility in the female athlete -- Core stabilization for the female athlete -- Anemia and the female athlete -- Anterior cruciate ligamentous issues.