Serum iron availability, but not iron stores, is lower in naturally menstruating than in oral contraceptive athletes - Alfaro-Magallanes, V. M.; Romero-Parra, N.; Barba-Moreno, L.; Rael, B.; Benito, P. J.; Díaz, Á. E.; Cupeiro, R.; Peinado, A. B. (European Journal of Sport Science, 2023)
Keywords: athlete; female; menstruation; mineral; blood; serum; contraceptives; inflammation; hormone; protein; Great Britain; biological and medical sciences