Tracking androgens in female elite athletes: menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptive effects
These findings highlight the significant influence of both endogenous menstrual cycle dynamics and exogenous hormone interventions on androgen availability, underscoring the necessity of considering the individual hormone status for performance optimization and athlete health management.
Authors
- Annekathrin M. Keiler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2157-4711)
- Kirsten Legerlotz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6077-5711)
- Sven Christian Voss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9608-4744)
- Petra Platen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3440-8245)
- Jana Nolte
- Emily Büthe
Institutions
- University of Wuppertal (DE)
- University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum (DE)
- Institute for Sports Medicine (DE)
- Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
- Ruhr University Bochum (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Women s Health
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-026-04344-y
- Primary Topic
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00