SE1 EP2: Hormonal contraception, performance & training.

On today’s episode I am joined by Dr Kirsty Elliott-Sale. Kirsty is an Associate Professor of Female Physiology and the Head of the Musculoskeletal Physiology Research Group at Nottingham Trent University. Kirsty completed her PhD at Liverpool John Moore’s University which examined the effects of female reproductive hormones on muscle strength and since then her work has mainly focused on female athletes. On this episode we explore hormonal contraception and discuss the impact it has on our p...

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Sport & exercise are for everyone... aren’t they? Society has probably led us to believe that women and sport & exercise don’t mix. But recently there has been a rise in the number of women participating in exercise, from physical activity to elite sport and because of this our understanding on how to optimise female health and performance in sport and exercise must also increase. However, at the moment there is a lack of awareness, evidenced-based education and support surrounding female-specific performance and health considerations, from the menstrual cycle to hormonal contraceptives, alongside, breast health, pelvic floor health, pregnancy and the menopause. This podcast is here to change this narrative and discuss all the female-specific topics that have went relatively under the radar for so long.