User:Gcastillo01/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Relative energy deficiency in sport


 * Article Evaluation
 * The information is slightly confusing since the title of the article was updated from "Female Athlete Triad" to "Relative energy deficiency in sport" and the sections are referring to the condition as the triad. Despite this inconsistency, the overall information is well organized and clear. It does a nice job with its sections, sources, links, and references. The sources are updated with current information since the most recent reference was published in 2018. It's rated as C-class, low-importance in the following Wikiprojects: Medicine, Health and fitness, and Women's History.


 * Sources
 * https://doi.org/10.1136%2Fbjsports-2018-099193

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article does a good job on explaining the condition, especially for somebody who has an understanding with endocrinological mechanisms behind the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian (HPO) axis. The introduction is quite long and could be delegated to its appropriate sections, but it does give a good overview of what the condition involves. As a visual learner, I think the article can benefit from utilizing images on the pathways - to get a better sense of the positive and negative feedback loops working with each other. The sources are current; the most current article used was published in 2019. The article was rated as C-class, low-importance only in Wikiproject Medicine. I see from the "Talk" section that 4th-year medical students were focused on improving the article on December 2018, which explains the current sources and clear articulation of information. This is overall a well-developed article, but could be more visually appealing for different types of readers.


 * Sources
 * https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs42000-018-0025-5
 * https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK278939/
 * https://doi.org/10.1210%2Fjc.2006-2501
 * https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/52/11/687.long

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Amenorrhea


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article had a good introduction with its overview of the condition, causes and symptoms. In my opinion, this article did a good job with organizing its information for all types of readers due to the table available. The table shows clear and concise information mentioned in the article, and it organizes the hormones involved very well. There are no images present, which I think is something that can improve the understanding of the reader. The links work fine. The sources are from a range of articles that were published from the 70s to around 2016. The "Talk" page involves a lot of conversations on how to improve the article, either due to specific information or by the formatting on links. This was rated as C-class, mid-importance only in Wikiproject Medicine. This article is well-developed, but could use more images to enhance the page.


 * Sources
 * https://doi.org/10.1136%2Fbjsports-2013-093218

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Lactational amenorrhea


 * Article Evaluation
 * The introduction is short, but clear. I do think it can be improved by including more information on what the article will focus on, but the table of contents fortunately falls right after it. The sections are well-organized and provides clear information on the endocrinological mechanisms. There is only one image provided at the top of the page to give an image to breastfeeding, but I think more images/tables can help enhance the article for the understanding of the readers. The links do work fine. The article was rated as start-class, low-importance in the Wikiproject Medicine only. The "Talk" section has conversations on the language used in the article from its previous versions. The Catholic Church was mentioned and talked about since the article mentioned how breastfeeding is beneficial for family planning. The references has articles that were published very recently, which I see was the work of certain editors involved in the "Talk" section. The most recent article was published in 2018. Overall, this article is well-developed but could use more images or tables.


 * Sources
 * https://doi.org/10.1097%2Fgrf.0000000000000154
 * https://doi.org/10.1089%2Fbfm.2017.0046
 * https://doi.org/10.1080%2F13625187.2017.1422238
 * https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fmcn.12469

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Menstrual cycle


 * Article Evaluation
 * There is an abundance of information here, but I think it is as organized as it can be. The sections were broken down accordingly to the symptoms involved with menstruations. There are plenty of images throughout the article that helps the reader envision the information provided. The links do work fine. This article was rated as FA-Class, high-importance only in WikiProject Medicine, as well as FA-Class, top-importance in WikiProject Women's Health. The "Talk" section has conversations on whether or not certain information belongs in the article, such as menstrual products (which is included, under "Society and culture"). The sources range from multiple years, but there are current sources used as recent as 2016. The overall article is very well-developed.


 * Sources
 * https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs00737-015-0568-2
 * https://hdl.handle.net/10665%2F181468