Effect of oral contraceptive cycle phase on performance in team sport players

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 190-195

  Rechichi, Claire ^a,b   Dawson, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Muscle strength; Oestrogens; Oral contraceptives; Progestins; Sports

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SPORT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; ESTRADIOL; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PROGESTERONE; SPORTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149503217     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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