Taking women’s bodies into account: the impact of the menstrual cycle and contraception on sports performance

Researcher Marine Carpentier (Laboratoire de physiologie cardio-respiratoire à l’effort) tackles a blind spot in motor science research: the influence of the menstrual cycle and hormonal contraception on sports performance. On this International Women’s Rights Day, she shares her findings, initial hypotheses and research prospects with us.

Trained as a physiotherapist, Marine Carpentier is also trained in sports pathologies (2018) and is an assistant at the Faculty of Motor Sciences. Today, she works for the cardiorespiratory physiology laboratory and is interested in an exclusively female panel for her research. ...