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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sports reasons is not a thing, speaking as a former serious athlete who suffered from dysmenorrhea. I mean, unless she’s got serious endometriosis... in which case, she should absolutely suspend menstruation until if/when she wants to have kids. [/quote]

Swim mom here. It is a thing. [/quote]

That’s crazy - women swim with their periods every day. What kind of crazy swim mom are you?[/quote]

NP here.  I’m also a swim mom and am hearing this is a thing from my HS DD. We will soon see gynecologist to explore options.  The issue is not swimming with a tampon, it’s swimming 2-4 hours a day when you have cramps. Elite swimmers can’t afford to be sidelined several days per month. You lose conditioning quickly.  They also don’t want to deal with their periods or cramps falling on big competition dates.  You train all year and taper for a couple big meets per year.  Periods interfere with performance for some but probably not all. Like the PPs, I do suspect this is used as an excuse by some girls who are or are thinking of becoming sexually active.  But not in every case. If it is easier for girls to use this reason to ask for BC- fine by me.  The gym will just have to address  STIs.[/quote]

Yes- but if the pill is at all cutting her testosterone levels (which it often does as a woman’s testosterone is generated in her ovaries and the ovaries often get smaller and less functional on the pill) then you are handicapping her. It would seem that muscle mass and strength would be something that an elite swimmer needs.

[b]Why are people so quick to f$&k around with women’s  bodies??[/b][/quote]

This is a GD good question.  Men would never stand for this sh*t.  [/quote]

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