UNASSIGNED: To analyze the scientific evidence on the influence of menstruation on the performance of female footballers, as well as to analyze the methodological quality of the studies included in this review.
UNASSIGNED: The possible hormonal effects of the menstrual cycle phases on the performance of female footballers were analyzed. The databases used to conduct the searches were Pubmed, Scopus, Virtual Health Library, Web of Science, EBSCO and the Cochrane Library. All included studies met the inclusion criteria. The Cochrane risk of bias tool was used. This systematic review protocol was registered at the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO: CRD42023390652).
UNASSIGNED: A total of nine clinical trials were included in this review. A low quality of evidence was observed in the studies. Not all the results support the idea that the menstrual cycle phases can alter the performance of female footballers.
UNASSIGNED: This systematic review shows that there is a great deal of controversy about the influence of the menstrual cycle phases on the performance of female footballers. Studies are focused on solely biological factors and gender is normally no part of those studies. Further research with larger samples, and taking not only biological but also sociological factors, are necessary to determine the effects of menstruation on the performance of female footballers.
■为了分析月经对女足球运动员表现的影响的科学证据,以及分析纳入本综述的研究的方法学质量。
■分析了月经周期阶段对女性足球运动员表现的可能的激素影响。用于进行搜索的数据库是Pubmed,Scopus,虚拟健康图书馆,WebofScience,EBSCO和Cochrane图书馆。所有纳入的研究均符合纳入标准。使用Cochrane偏倚风险工具。该系统评价方案已在国际前瞻性系统评价登记册(PROSPERO:CRD42023390652)上注册。
■本综述共纳入9项临床试验。在研究中观察到低质量的证据。并非所有结果都支持月经周期阶段可以改变女性足球运动员的表现的观点。
■这项系统综述表明,关于月经周期阶段对女性足球运动员表现的影响存在很大争议。研究只关注生物学因素,性别通常不属于这些研究。用更大的样本进一步研究,不仅考虑生物学因素,还考虑社会学因素,有必要确定月经对女足球运动员表现的影响。