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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/the-menstrual-cycle-oral-contraceptives-and-athletic-performance-how-are-th/">The Menstrual Cycle, Oral Contraceptives and Athletic Performance:&nbsp; How Are They Related?</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted August 10, 2007 at 06:00 PM by Bridget Sullivan</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">The following article was submitted by A.J. Melnikas.&nbsp; A.J. Melnikas currently works in clinical research.&nbsp; In the past, she has worked with non-profit health organizations targeting women’s and adolescent health issues. She will begin MPH studies this fall. An avid runner and coach, A.J. has completed 4 marathons and is planning to run Boston next year. Her cultural adventures include studying in Spain, South Africa and Nepal; teaching English in China and traveling to France, Belize, Japan, Swaziland and the Dominican Republic. How do birth control pills affect athletic performance? Is a certain time in the menstrual cycle better for optimal athletic performance? These are questions many female athletes ask, especially when they start or change oral contraceptive pills (OCPs). There have been a number of studies examining how the menstrual cycle affects female athletes, and whether different parts of…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/the-menstrual-cycle-oral-contraceptives-and-athletic-performance-how-are-th/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/the-menstrual-cycle-oral-contraceptives-and-athletic-performance-how-are-th/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/the-menstrual-cycle-oral-contraceptives-and-athletic-performance-how-are-th/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/the-menstrual-cycle-oral-contraceptives-and-athletic-performance-how-are-th/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-fitness/">her-fitness</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-health/">her-health</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-news/">her-news</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/special-features/">special-features</a><br /><br /> </P>