The Effect of the Menstrual Cycle on Intestinal Damage During Running: Protocol and Initial Data

Methods: Females with a natural menstrual cycle (NC), females using the oral contraceptive pill (OCP), and males will be recruited to allow comparisons between sexes and within the female sex. Blood samples will be taken pre- and post-exercise and will be analysed for plasma concentrations of intest...

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Published inJournal of science and medicine in sport Vol. 26; pp. S154 - S155
Main Authors Edwards, K., Kitic, C., Watson, G., Ahuja, K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Belconnen Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2023
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Females
Hormones
Menstruation
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Summary:Methods: Females with a natural menstrual cycle (NC), females using the oral contraceptive pill (OCP), and males will be recruited to allow comparisons between sexes and within the female sex. Blood samples will be taken pre- and post-exercise and will be analysed for plasma concentrations of intestinal fatty acid binding protein to determine enterocyte damage, a dual sugar absorbance test to determine changes in intestinal permeability, and hormonal concentrations (oestrogen and progesterone). Despite the small sample size in the initial data, expected patterns of hormones and hypothesised patterns of EIDG were observed.
ISSN:1440-2440
1878-1861
DOI:10.1016/j.jsams.2023.08.046