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The Influence of Menstrual Cycle Phases on Maximal Strength Performance in Healthy Female Adults: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.
Review in Sports (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07591818 (Menstrual Cycle and Oral Contraceptive Use in Athletic Performance and Health-related Hydration and Energy Balance Status), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Menstrual Cycle and Oral Contraceptive Use in Athletic Performance and Health-related Hydration and Energy Balance Status
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Exploring the gut-exercise link: A systematic review of gastrointestinal disorders in physical activity.World journal of gastroenterology · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of BRACTS exercises on muscular strength in eumenorrheic women.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Menstrual Cycle Phase-Dependent Lower Extremity Loading Patterns in Adolescent Female Athletes: Implications for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2026Article
- 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
- The Influence of the Phases of the Menstrual Cycle on Intrinsic Injury Risk Factors in Eumenorrheic Female Athletes or Physically Active Women-A Systematic Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- A Four-phase, Menstrual Cycle-specific Yoga Module to Enhance Menstrual Health: A Development, Validation and Feasibility Study.Annals of neurosciences · 2026Article
- Effects of percussive massage vs. foam rolling on hamstring function: a comparative study using shear wave elastography, tensiomyography, and MyotonPro.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- An Overarching Conceptual Framework for Menstrual Health in Sport Research: Theory, Causality and Validation.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Review
- The effects of the menstrual cycle on physical and psychological parameters in female athletes.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Contraceptives in Female Athletes: Should Symptoms and Nutrition Matter More than Cycle Phase? A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Pelvic floor myoelectric excitation and force output across menstrual-cycle phases.BMC women's health · 2026Observational
- Neuromuscular Characteristics of Female Futsal Players: A Systematic Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Menstrual cycle hormonal fluctuations and their associations with athletic performance and injury susceptibility in female athletes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- Muscular Performance Is Not Significantly Altered Throughout Phases of the Menstrual Cycle or a Hormonal Contraceptive Cycle in Collegiate Softball Players.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Sex Differences in Bench Press Strength and Power: A Velocity-Based Analysis Adjusted for Body Composition.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Impact of a Four-Week NCAA-Compliant Pre-Season Strength and Conditioning Program on Body Composition in NCAA Division II Women's Basketball.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Integrative Field-Based Health and Performance Research: A Narrative Review on Experimental Methods and Logistics to Conduct Competition and Training Camp Studies in Athletes.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Review
- The 4Rs Framework of Sports Nutrition: An Update with Recommendations to Evaluate Allostatic Load in Athletes.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The effect of time of day and menstrual cycle on physical performance and psychological responses in elite female Tunisian volleyball players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
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Abstract
Maximal strength is a significant factor in achieving peak performance and injury prevention in athletes. In individualization strategies for the efficient development of athletes, it is necessary to consider the respective components separately. The purpose of this study was to systematically examine the effects of the different cycle phases on isometric, isokinetic, and dynamic maximum strength. A systematic literature review was conducted; databases were searched from January 1960 to September 2023. The included studies focused on the expression of maximal strength in the earlier follicular phase as well as at least one comparative phase. Of the initial 707 articles identified, 22 met the selection criteria and were included. The studies considered a total of 433 subjects. Our results revealed medium effects (weighted mean standardized mean difference (
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