The Effect of an Educational Session to Improve Knowledge About the Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Contraceptives in Junior Endurance Athletes and Their Coaches: An Exploratory Investigation
The educational session resulted in promising effects on perceived knowledge and satisfaction with athletes' and coaches' knowledge of the MC/HCs, while also facilitating communication among athletes. Future studies should focus on implementing and evaluating more longitudinal interventions with larger sample sizes.
Authors
- Dionne A. Noordhof (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1630-4696)
- Kethe Marie Engen Svantorp-Tveiten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0733-9309)
- Virginia de Martin Topranin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8123-0841)
- Guro Strøm Solli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7354-8910)
Institutions
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Nord University (NO)
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
- Published
- 2025-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2025-0068
- Primary Topic
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00