Effect of menstrual cycle phase on physiological responses in healthy women at rest and during submaximal exercise at high altitude.

As more women engage in high-altitude activities, understanding how ovarian hormone fluctuations affect their cardiorespiratory system is essential for optimizing acclimatization to these environments. This study investigates the effects of menstrual cycle (MC) phases on physiological responses at rest, during and after submaximal exercise, at high-altitude (barometric pressure 509 ± 6 mmHg; partial pressure of inspired oxygen 96 ± 1 mmHg; ambient temperature 21 ± 2 °C and relative humidity 27 ± 4%) in 16 eumenorrheic women. Gas exchange, hemodynamic responses, heart rate variability and heart rate recovery (HRR) were monitored at low altitude, and then at 3375 m on the Mont Blanc (following nocturnal exposure) during both the early-follicular (EF) and mid-luteal (ML) phases.

Hematological and performance adaptations to altitude training (2,320 m) in elite middle-distance and distance swimmers.

Purpose: Elite swimmers often schedule altitude training camps ahead of major events in an attempt to maximize performance. However, the relationships between altitude-induced hematological changes, markers of training adaptation, and performance changes in such context are unclear. This study assessed hematological status, markers of daily adaptation, and swimming performance in elite middle-distance and distance swimmers during a 22-day altitude training camp at 2,320 m, 2 weeks prior to World Championship qualification competition.

Impact of the Menstrual Cycle on the Cardiovascular and Ventilatory Responses During Exercise in Normoxia and Hypoxia.

Citherlet, Tom, Antoine Raberin, Giorgio Manferdelli, Nicolas Bourdillon, and Grégoire P Millet. Impact of the menstrual cycle (MC) on the cardiovascular and ventilatory responses during exercise in normoxia and hypoxia. 00:00-00, 2024.

Difference in expiratory flow limitations development in normoxia and hypoxia in healthy individuals.

The present study investigated the maintenance/repeatability of expiratory flow limitation (EFL) between normoxia and hypoxia. Fifty-one healthy active individuals (27 men and 24 women) performed a lung function test and a maximal incremental cycling test in both normoxia and hypoxia (inspired oxygen fraction = 0.14) on two separate visits.