Birth Control and the Female Athlete - SportsMD
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Choice of birth control method for the adult female athlete is as individual a choice as it is for any other woman
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Here's how female athletes manage their periods
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Frontiers Strength Performance Across the Oral Contraceptive Cycle of Team Sport Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study
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The IOC Violated Olympians' Reproductive Rightsand Didn't Want You to Know About It - National Women's Law Center
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THE FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD
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Running and Birth Control: What We Know About Contraceptions and Performance
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Birth Control to the Rescue? How Oral Contraceptives REALLY Impact An Athlete — Relentless Athletics
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Running and Birth Control: What We Know About Contraceptions and Performance
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Female athletes who returned to action after giving birth
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Running and Birth Control: What We Know About Contraceptions and Performance