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Pregnant Athletes Defy Expectations At Tokyo Olympics

Pregnant athletes at Paris Olympics defy norms, inspiring with courage and determination.

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Competing for two: Pregnant Olympians push the boundaries of possibility in Paris

Pregnant athletes are pushing boundaries in Paris by competing ever later into pregnancy

The Independent UK

Pregnancy and sports a challenging combination for female professional athletes

Recent allegations by WNBA player Dearica Hamby that her coach harassed her for being pregnant have shined a renewed spotlight on one of the biggest challenges that female professional athletes face

The Independent UK

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In post-Roe world, college coaches search for middle ground

The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has added another complicated layer for college coaches to navigate

The Independent UK

The Orlando Pride Want Menstruation to Be More Comfortable. Period.

The team is the first in the NWSL to ditch white shorts in its secondary kit to help players feel more secure and to destigmatize the conversation around period health.

Sports Illustrated

Doctors raise concerns over Florida possibly requiring student athletes’ menstrual information

MIAMI — While a change in diet, medication, exercise and stress can all affect a girl’s menstrual flow, doctors say cycle irregularities don’t affect their ability to play sports and are raising privacy concerns over a state board proposing to mandate that information for Florida students to play high school…

Miami Herald

Power cycle: could tracking periods help female athletes break records?

Many sportswomen say menstruation affects their performance, but researchers and companies hope to turn period woes into medals

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