The use of saliva and blood progesterone to profile the menstrual cycles of youth professional football players

• Main Authors: Eva Ferrer (Author), Gil Rodas (Author), Gregori Casals (Author), Antoni Trilla (Author), Laura Balagué-Dobon (Author), Juan R. González (Author), Katherine Ridley (Author), Richard White (Author), Richard J. Burden (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundUnderstanding individual ovarian hormone cycles and their relationship with health, performance and injuries is highly important to practitioners supporting female athletes. Venous blood sampling is the current gold standard for measuring the ovarian hormones, but the invasive nature of th...