The effects of menstrual cycle phase on physical performance in female soccer players.

BACKGROUND:Female soccer has grown extensively in recent years, however differences in gender-specific physiology have rarely been considered. The female reproductive hormones which rise and fall throughout the menstrual cycle, are known to affect numerous cardiovascular, respiratory, thermoregulato...

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Main Authors: Ross Julian, Anne Hecksteden, Hugh H K Fullagar, Tim Meyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5348024?pdf=render