Menstrual cycle, hormonal contraception and pregnancy in women's football: perceptions of players, coaches and managers

• Published in: Sport in society Vol. 26; no. 7; pp. 1280 - 1295
• Main Authors: Forsyth, J. J., Sams, L., Blackett, A. D., Ellis, N., Abouna, M.-S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 03.07.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Subjects: Birth control; Child care; Humanities and Social Sciences; Life Sciences; Menstruation; mixed methods; Mixed methods research; Money; ovarian hormones; Perceptions; postpartum; Pregnancy; Reflexive thematic analysis; soccer; Women; ovarian hormones; soccer; postpartum; mixed methods; Reflexive thematic analysis

The perceptions of policies and research on menstrual cycle (MC), hormonal contraception (HC) and pregnancy of those involved in women's football from six European countries were analyzed via survey (n = 1127), and focus groups/interviews (49 women, 12 men). Thematically analyzed themes include...