Strength Performance Across the Oral Contraceptive Cycle of Team Sport Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study

Strength Performance Across the Oral Contraceptive Cycle of Team Sport Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study

Oral contraceptive pills (OCP) are very popular in female athletes not only for contraceptive effects but also due to the possibility of cycle manipulation. Moreover, it is debatable whether the manipulation of the menstrual cycle has a beneficial effect on exercise performance. Therefore, the aim o...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Astrid Reif, Barbara Wessner, Patricia Haider, Harald Tschan, Christoph Triska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
hormone pill
withdrawal bleeding
athletes
maximal voluntary force
hormonal contraceptive
female strength
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.658994/full

Similar Items

Similar Items