Female Athlete Health Domains are Research Priorities

November 10th 2024

Y’all. This is big. Recently the International Olympic Committee (IOC) published an expert consensus statement focusing on the specific health needs athletic females (bio-sex) (Moore et al, 2022). The authors identified 10 female athlete health domains to prioritize in research. The domains will assist with consistency of research classification, communication, and reporting: menstrual and gynecological...

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Female Athlete’s Best Kept Secret

September 10th 2012

The athleticism at the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics was absolutely inspiring. I said “WOW” so many times I lost count. Some of the wows were for the stories of the athletes overcoming injuries or difficult circumstances to achieve their Olympic moment. Injuries got a lot of press this summer, and a LOT of tape. That...

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