Womenʼs professional sports: reproductive health, hormonal contraception, doping issues

The article presents an overview of current data regarding reproductive health in female athletes, rationale and possibility of hormonal contraception use, as well as the role of licit hormonal agent use in reproductive health maintenance and restoration among female athletes.

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