[Sport and pregnancy].

SPORT AND PREGNANCY. Based on all current scientific data, we can recommend physical activity or sport to all women whose pregnancy is progressing physiologically. The information given to the woman specifies the compatible sport, frequency, intensity, and duration of at least 30 minutes per day to benefit both mother and foetus.

[Endometriosis, physical activity and sport].

ENDOMETRIOSIS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORT. Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory gynecological disorder that impacts the quality of life of 10% of women of reproductive age with chronic recurrent pain and/or infertility. Management is a challenge both at the diagnostic time because no symptom is specific and at the therapeutic time to limit the symptoms of the disease.

[Stress urinary incontinence in female athletes: a taboo topic].

A TABOO TOPIC. Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) has a high prevalence (between 20% and 81%) in sportswomen, all the more so if they practice a sport at risk for the perineal function, including jumping, running, strong abdominal contraction in combat sports, and if their practice is intensive and/or repeated with a dose effect. Making sportswomen aware of the importance of an educational prevention program is key, as the impact on performance in top-level sportswomen is real.

[Young female athletes and high-level sport].

YOUNG FEMALE ATHLETES AND HIGH LEVEL SPORT. The impact of intensive sport on the menstrual cycle varies according to the individual and the nutritional balance in relation to energy expenditure; impaired reproductive function with menstrual disturbances is an indicator of the syndrome of relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs). Raising the awareness of the female elite athlete, her sport environment, her family and the health professionals in charge of medical care enables better prevention and avoids harmful consequences on bone metabolism, reduced immunity and cardiovascular risk, among others, and the impact on endurance and resistance performance.

Menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptive phases' effect on elite rowers' training, performance and wellness.

To investigate the effect of menstrual cycle (MC) and hormonal contraception (HC) phases in elite rowers training, performance and wellness monitoring. Twelve French elite rowers were follow-up for 4,2 cycles on average in their final preparation for the Olympics and Paralympics Games in Tokyo 2021 through an on-site longitudinal study based on repeated measures. Daily self-reported evaluation using Likert rating scales of wellness (sleep quality, fitness, mood, injuries' pain), menstrual symptoms and training parameters (perceived exertion and self-assessment of performance) were collected (n = 1,281) in parallel to a coach evaluation of rowers' performance (n = 136), blinded to theirs MC and HC phases.

Does maternity during sports career jeopardize future athletic success in elite marathon runners?

The impact of maternity (Mat) on subsequent athletic performance is not well known. This study aims to investigate the impact of maternity among elite marathoners on their overall performance progression. For each runner listed in the top 150 female marathoners, who had experienced a mid-career maternity, performance development was reconstituted throughout the career.

[Risk of intensive practice in sportswomen].

Risk of intensive practice in sportswomen. Intensive sports practice in women exposes to specific risks, depending on the sport, such as the athlete triad, the increased risk of stress fracture, and lastly the perineal dysfunction. Risk factor screening including the relativ energy deficiency in sport, the sub clinical menstrual disturbances and a special vigilance ahead of perineal constrained sports help preserve the sportswoman's health.

[Relation between physical activity, weight balance and breast cancer].

Many epidemiologic studies, with a good methodology, support the evidence of the positive role of regular physical activity on primary and tertiary prevention of breast cancer on the risk of recurrence and mortality. This relation depends on the level of total energy expenditure by week, which helps balance weight on lifetime, an essential part of benefit. The beneficial effects of physical activity are linked to many interrelated additional mechanisms: in a short-term, contraction of skeletal muscles involves aerobic metabolism which utilizes glucose and amino acids like glutamine, improves insulin sensitivity and lowers plasma insulin; in a long-term, physical activity produces favorable changes in body composition, decreasing body fat and increasing lean mass.