Female Health Week: Reading List

It's the end of female health week, so to summerise, here's some further reading and resources that might be useful.

General Information and further links

World Rugby information including guidance around pregnancy and postpartum

RFU women and girls health and wellbeing

Posters to help make sport safer

Injury prevention and risks

ACLs and injury prevention

Injury research in girls rugby

Is your system fit for purpose? Female athlete health considerations for rugby injury and illness surveillance systems

Pelvic floor

Female Pelvic Floor Anatomy: The Pelvic Floor, Supporting Structures, and Pelvic Organs

Stress urinary incontinence in female rugby players

Up for the tackle? The pelvic floor and rugby. A review

Menstruation

How the menstrual cycle and menstruation affect sporting performance: experiences and perceptions of elite female rugby players

Prevalence of hormonal contraceptive use and reported side effects of the menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptive use in powerlifting and rugby

Endometriosis

Postpartum

Active pregnancy foundation

Reframing return-to-sport postpartum: the 6 Rs framework

Prioritise safety, optimise success! Return to rugby postpartum

Menopause

British Menopause Society

Link to book: Hormones, Health and Human Potential: A Guide to Understanding Your Hormones to Optimise Your Health and Performance

Women’s Health Concern

Menopause and me

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