ArticleFrontiers in physiology2022
Perceived impact of the menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptives on physical exercise and performance in 1,086 athletes from 57 sports.
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The Impact of the Menstrual Cycle on Physical Exercise and Performance
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 70 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Menstrual Cycle-Related Symptoms and Disorders and Their Impact on Physical, Psychosocial, and Environmental Determinants of Exercise Performance: A Scoping Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- Sociodemographic, reproductive, and psychiatric factors associated with menstrual distress in Indonesian women: findings from an online survey using the MEDI-Q.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Menstrual Cycle Characteristics and Perceived Impact in Female Volleyball Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Menstrual status and bone health in athletes from different sports - a retrospective analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Approach to sport-savvy contraceptive counselling for athletes.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2026Review
- Fueling Women's Football: Evidence-Informed Practical Nutrition Strategies for Performance and Health.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Review
- Monitoring Menstrual Health in Footballers: Considerations for Tracking Menstrual and Hormonal Contraceptive Cycles in the Field to Support Performance.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Review
- An Overarching Conceptual Framework for Menstrual Health in Sport Research: Theory, Causality and Validation.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Review
- Setting the research agenda for Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) women's football: stakeholder perspectives.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Hormonal Contraception, Menstrual Cycle Characteristics, and Lower Limb Injuries in Elite Female Team Sports-Identifying Factors Associated With Increased Injury Prevalence: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Female cyclists perceived effects and experiences of the menstrual cycle on training and performance.PloS one · 2026Article
- Daily physical activity patterns across the menstrual cycle in eumenorrheic female athletes: an accelerometry-based study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Menstrual cycle hormonal fluctuations and their associations with athletic performance and injury susceptibility in female athletes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- Pelvic floor, hormones, and performance: trying to fill in the gap.Gynecology and pelvic medicine · 2026Article
- Hormone Profiles After Planned Low Energy Availability Exposure in Naturally Menstruating and Hormonal Contraceptive Using Physique Athletes.European journal of sport science · 2025Observational
- The Development of a Valid and Reliable Questionnaire to Measure Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Contraceptive Knowledge Among Athletes and Sports Performance Support Staff.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2025Article
- Avoid Falsely Accusing Female Athletes Who Use Levonorgestrel of Doping.Drug testing and analysis · 2025Article
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Abstract
Female athletes train and compete under the potential influence of hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle or during use of various hormonal contraceptives. Dysmenorrhea and premenstrual symptoms are common in the general population, as well as side effects of hormonal contraceptives. More detailed knowledge concerning prevalence and perceived impact of these symptoms on training and performance in different sports is required. The aim of the study was to 1) characterize perceptions of training and performance during the menstrual cycle phases and by hormonal contraceptive use in a large population of female athletes; 2) explore whether symptoms experienced are related to perceived performance; and 3) examine potential differences in these factors between athletes at different levels of performance. The study was based on self-reported data from 1,086 athletes from 57 sports at different performance levels
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