SynthesisFrontiers in physiology2024
Effects of the menstrual cycle on the performance of female football players. A systematic review.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Sport- and Side-Specific Postural-Control Profiles in Elite Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Centre of Pressure Path Length, ML/AP Directionality, and Frequency-Domain Descriptors.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Influence of oestradiol on exercise induced muscular damage and heart rate variability in a non-trained healthy population.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- From Growth to Greatness: A Leading Article on the Professionalisation, Health and Performance Challenges in Women's Football.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- 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
- Pre-Participation Evaluation in Football: A Strategic Pillar for the 2026 and 2027 World Cups.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2026Article
- Effect of Linear Sprints and Change-of-Direction Training Versus Small-Sided Soccer Games on Physical Performance in Highly Trained Young Female Soccer Players: A Randomized Cross-Over Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- 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
- Lower body strength and body composition in female football.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Empowering the Sports Scientist with Artificial Intelligence in Training, Performance, and Health Management.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
Background: Women's football has been booming for a few years now, which has led to an increase in the expectation of the players' performance, leading to a more detailed study of women's physiology in the field of sports. Objectives: To analyze the scientific evidence on the influence of menstruation on the performance of female footballers, as well as to analyze the methodological quality of the studies included in this review. Materials and methods: The possible hormonal effects of the menstrual cycle phases on the performance of female footballers were analyzed. The databases used to conduct the searches were Pubmed, Scopus, Virtual Health Library, Web of Science, EBSCO and the Cochrane Library. All included studies met the inclusion criteria. The Cochrane risk of bias tool was used. This systematic review protocol was registered at the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO: CRD42023390652). Results: A total of nine clinical trials were included in this review. A low quality of evidence was observed in the studies. Not all the results support the idea that the menstrual cycle phases can alter the performance of female footballers. Conclusion: This systematic review shows that there is a great deal of controversy about the influence of the menstrual cycle phases on the performance of female footballers. Studies are focused on solely biological factors and gender is normally no part of those studies. Further research with larger samples, and taking not only biological but also sociological factors, are necessary to determine the effects of menstruation on the performance of female footballers.
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