ReviewLife (Basel, Switzerland)2021
The Specificities of Elite Female Athletes: A Multidisciplinary Approach.
Review in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. 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 15 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
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Is There Evidence for the Development of Sex-Specific Guidelines for Ultramarathon Coaches and Athletes? A Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2023Pooled it
- Menstrual Health in Servicewomen: The Menstrual Cycle, Menstrual Disturbances, and Occupational Consequences.Sports medicine - open · 2026Review
- Impact of Menstrual Cycle and Oral Contraceptives on Haematological and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Highly Trained Female Athletes.Drug testing and analysis · 2025Article
- Hormonal and metabolic responses across phases of combined oral contraceptive use and menstrual cycle in young elite female athletes.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Menstruation and injury occurrence; a four season observational study in elite female football players.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Review
- The Influence of Menstrual Cycle Phases on Maximal Strength Performance in Healthy Female Adults: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Self-Reported Performance and Hormonal-Cycle-Related Symptoms in Competitive Female Athletes.Women in sport & physical activity journal · 2024Article
- Abnormal uterine bleeding and associated factors: a cross-sectional study in high-performance Peruvian athletes.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- Original salivary sex hormone data of naturally menstruating athletes and hormonal contraceptive users.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- Weight cutting in female UFC fighters.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2023Article
- Physical activity and combined hormonal contraception: association with female students' perception of menstrual symptoms.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- An Assessment of the Early Symptoms of Energy Deficiency as a Female Athlete Triad Risk among the Polish National Kayaking Team Using LEAF-Q.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Prevalence of Prohibited Substance Use and Methods by Female Athletes: Evidence of Gender-Related Differences.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- Anemia in Sports: A Narrative Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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Abstract
Female athletes have garnered considerable attention in the last few years as more and more women participate in sports events. However, despite the well-known repercussions of female sex hormones, few studies have investigated the specificities of elite female athletes. In this review, we present the current but still limited data on how normal menstrual phases, altered menstrual phases, and hormonal contraception affect both physical and cognitive performances in these elite athletes. To examine the implicated mechanisms, as well as the potential performances and health risks in this population, we then take a broader multidisciplinary approach and report on the causal/reciprocal relationships between hormonal status and mental and physical health in young (18-40 years) healthy females, both trained and untrained. We thus cover the research on both physiological and psychological variables, as well as on the Athlete Biological Passport used for anti-doping purposes. We consider the fairly frequent discrepancies and summarize the current knowledge in this new field of interest. Last, we conclude with some practical guidelines for eliciting improvements in physical and cognitive performance while minimizing the health risks for female athletes.
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