BACKGROUND: Infertility is a major global health burden, yet scalable lifestyle strategies to improve reproductive outcomes remain limited. Exercise is low cost and biologically plausible, but evidence on its association with fertility-rela…
ObjectiveThis study aimed to gather and represent experts' perspectives on the gender- and/or sex-specific factors relevant to injury risk for female/woman/girl athletes.MethodsMixed-methods concept mapping study. Sixty-six experts includin…
BACKGROUND: Relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs) results from exposure to problematic low energy availability. It is a serious condition affecting the health and athletic performance of up to 80% of elite female athletes. REDs is esta…
OBJECTIVES: Little is known about the impact of elite sport participation on long-term athlete health. We aimed to: (1) describe musculoskeletal, mental health, reproductive/endocrine and cardiovascular characteristics in retired elite fema…