Background Concentrations of endogenous sex hormones fluctuate across the menstrual
cycle (MC), which could have implications for exercise performance in women. At present …

Athletes should pay more attention to their bone health, whether this relates to their longer-
term bone health (eg risk of osteopenia and osteoporosis) or their shorter-term risk of bony …

• Nutritional status, and acute nutrient intake, can moderate the bone metabolic response to
exercise.• Appropriate use of biomarkers has the potential to progress knowledge on the …

With ageing, bone tissue undergoes significant compositional, architectural and metabolic
alterations potentially leading to osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is the most prevalent bone …

Background This study was conducted to examine the effect of oral contraceptives on
endogenous reproductive hormone levels in order to assess the suitability of oral …

Background Menstrual cycle (MC) disorders and MC-related symptoms can have debilitating
effects on the health and performance of female athletes. As the participation of women in …

Maternal dietary habits influence maternal and foetal health, representing a pathway for
intervention to maximise pregnancy outcomes. Advice on energy intake is provided on a …

Exercising women report three to six times more ACL tears than men, which happen, in the
majority of cases, with a non-contact mechanism. This sex disparity has, in part, been …

The relationship between muscle strength and oestrogen is ambiguous and is still largely
unresolved. The evidence for and against an effect of oestradiol on determinants of muscle …

Since the landmark discovery that a brief 3-d supplementation period of sodium nitrate can
reduce the oxygen cost of submaximal exercise (1), numerous studies have investigated the …