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Considerations for the female combat athlete

So many female athletes struggle with an all too familiar picture of abnormal hair growth on their body, cystic acne, body composition changes, and period irregularities. Despite the familiar presentation many athletes go misdiagnosed or completely passed off by the medical system.  PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) is a complex diagnosis but having a bit more …

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Female Combat Athlete: Hormonal Birth Control Considerations

To give this article context let’s first break down hormonal contraception and its varying types. The goal of contraception is to significantly reduce the chance of pregnancy but through the literature and anecdotally we see many athletes using it for PMS symptom management along with heavy bleeding and for the ability to control when and …

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