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Female soccer players more likely to suffer stress fracture or ligament injury

8 Feb 2012

In the U.S., there are nearly three million youth soccer players, and half of them are female. New research presented today at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that despite reporting appropriate body perception and attitudes toward eating, elite youth soccer athletes (club level or higher) face an increased risk for delayed or irregular ...

Competitive soccer linked to increased injuries and menstrual dysfunction in girls

7 Feb 2012

In the US, there are nearly three million youth soccer players, and half of them are female. New research has found that despite reporting appropriate body perception and attitudes toward eating, elite youth soccer athletes face an increased risk for delayed or irregular menstruation.

Napkins for dignity

4 Feb 2012

“Sanitary napkins and menstruation are still taboo subjects. When we start to talk about our initiative at kitty parties and birthday parties, women shush us while men look the other way,� says 59-year-old Kala Charlu, the greying but enthusiastic founder of MITU, or Multiple Initiatives Towards Upliftment.