What can exercise apps tell us about menstrual symptoms? With Dr. Georgie Bruinvels. EP #463 - a podcast by BMJ Group

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Dr. Georgie Bruinvels is a Research Associate at St. Mary’s University in Twickenham in the UK, and also works as a Senior Sports Scientist and Research Scientist at Orreco. Her research focuses on the female athlete and female physiology.In this episode, Dr. Erin Macri, Dr. Jane Thornton, and our guest Dr. Georgie Bruinvels discuss menstrual symptoms and sports performance, and explore the technology and ethics around normalizing period talk in sports medicine.

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Bruinvels G, Goldsmith E, Blagrove R, Simpkin A, Lewis N, Morton K, Suppiah A, Rogers JP, Ackerman KE, Newell J, Pedlar C. Prevalence and frequency of menstrual cycle symptoms are associated with availability to train and compete: a study of 6812 exercising women recruited using the Strava exercise app. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-102792

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