Mikkonen RS

BACKGROUND: Most women serving in the military do so during their reproductive life and enter service at a young gynecological age. This review provides an overview of the menstrual cycle and summarizes the evidence for menstrual cycle dist…

INTRODUCTION: The present scientific consensus is that the menstrual cycle (MC) and hormonal contraceptive (HC) cycle only influence performance trivially. Nevertheless, athletes perceive changes in performance that they associate with diff…