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Identifier	Thesis 2244
Author	Bossi, Jennifer Lynne, 1988-
Title	Effects of menstrual cycle phase on exercise performance in female collegiate student-athletes
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2012
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	There are several different physiological differences between males and females that can affect exercise performance. Particularly, women experience the menstrual cycle when variations of estrogen and progesterone occur every 23-38 days. This fluctuation of hormones can have many physiological effects on the body. While estrogen helps decrease cholesterol levels, increase fat metabolism, and promote bone health, progesterone acts by increasing ventilatory drive. Oral contraceptive pills regulate the hormone fluctuations of the menstrual cycle and provide a more physiological stable environment for users. Although women play and compete at all phases of their menstrual cycle, the specific phase may have an impact on their sports performance. This study was designed to determine the effects of menstrual cycle phase and oral contraceptive use on aerobic and anaerobic exercise performance. Subjects were 7 female varsity student-athletes at Central Connecticut State University who were currently taking a 28 day cycle oral contraceptive pill. They completed a VO2 max treadmill test and anaerobic bike test at the follicular phase and luteal phase of one menstrual cycle. The follicular phase was defined as when the subject was taking her inactive birth control pill and the luteal phase was defined as when she was taking her active pill. Results found that there was no difference in VO2 max, final heart rate, RER, or blood lactate accumulation between phases during the aerobic running to exhaustion test. There was also no difference in peak power, work, mean power, and fatigue index between phases during an anaerobic bike test. However, there was a difference in final blood lactate accumulations in anaerobic exercise, with values being higher during the follicular phase. It is suggested there was no change in exercise performance because highly trained athletes have already adapted to the physiological changes caused by the fluctuations of hormones. Any perceived differences in performance could be due to psychological factors of performing when menstruating. More research should be done explaining the effects of the menstrual cycle and oral contraceptives on exercise performance, specifically with highly trained athletes
Subject	Sports -- Physiological aspects Women athletes -- Physiology Menstrual cycle
Department	Department of Physical Education and Human Performance
Advisor	Kostelis, Kimberly
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
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