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Female Health

All things female oriented

Toolkits

13 toolkits

Understanding your menstrual cycle

Understanding your menstrual cycle

Breast health

Breast health

Menopause and hormonal health in dancers

Menopause and hormonal health in dancers

REDs and motherhood

REDs and motherhood

REDs and pregnancy

REDs and pregnancy

Contraception

Contraception

Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhoea

Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhoea

Pelvic health

Pelvic health

Dancer Stories

5 stories

All dancer stories

The impact of REDs and disordered eating on fertility

Jenna Roberts 

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From struggling with REDs to being proud of my recovery

Kallie Green

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My experience with Hormone Replacement Therapy

Kallie Green

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Articles

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UK-WHO growth charts – 2-18 years

UK-WHO growth charts – 2-18 years

Growth at Adolescence (Second Edition ed.) (1962)

Growth at Adolescence (Second Edition ed.) (1962)

Increase in bone volume fraction precedes architectural adaptation in growing bone (2001)

Increase in bone volume fraction precedes architectural adaptation in growing bone (2001)

Growth and development of female dancers aged 8-16 years (2008)

Growth and development of female dancers aged 8-16 years (2008)

Growth at puberty (2002)

Growth at puberty (2002)

Athletic amenorrhea: energy deficit or psychogenic challenge? (2010)

Athletic amenorrhea: energy deficit or psychogenic challenge? (2010)

American College of Sports Medicine position stand. The female athlete triad (2007)

American College of Sports Medicine position stand. The female athlete triad (2007)

The female athlete triad. The inter-relatedness of disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis (1994)

The female athlete triad. The inter-relatedness of disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis (1994)

IOC consensus statement on relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S): 2018 update (2018)

IOC consensus statement on relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S): 2018 update (2018)

International Olympic Committee's (IOC) consensus statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) (2023)

International Olympic Committee's (IOC) consensus statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) (2023)

The effects of menstrual cycle phase on exercise performance in eumenorrheic women: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2020)

The effects of menstrual cycle phase on exercise performance in eumenorrheic women: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2020)

Best practice recommendations for body composition considerations in sport to reduce health and performance risks: a critical review, original survey and expert opinion by a subgroup of the IOC consensus on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) (2023)

Best practice recommendations for body composition considerations in sport to reduce health and performance risks: a critical review, original survey and expert opinion by a subgroup of the IOC consensus on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) (2023)