Sport, exercise and the menstrual cycle: where is the research?

Br J Sports Med. 2017 Mar;51(6):487-488. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096279. Epub 2016 Jun 6.

Authors

G Bruinvels^{1

2

3}, R J Burden^{2

3

4}, A J McGregor⁵, K E Ackerman⁶, M Dooley⁷, T Richards¹, C Pedlar^{2

6}

Affiliations

¹ University College London, London, UK.
² St Mary's University, Twickenham, UK.
³ ORRECO Ltd, Institute of Technology, Sligo, Ireland.
⁴ English Institute of Sport, Loughborough, UK.
⁵ Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
⁶ Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁷ The Poundbury Clinic, Dorchester, Dorset, UK.

PMID: 27267895
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096279

No abstract available

Keywords: Athlete; Female; Gender; Physiology.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research
Exercise*
Female
Humans
Menstrual Cycle / physiology*
Sports*

Grants and funding

10/104/06/DH_/Department of Health/United Kingdom