http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(V-III).30
10.31703/gesr.2020(V-III).30
Published : Sep 2020
Prevalence of Reproductive Disorders in Sportswomen
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain or improve physical ability. In women, the reproductive system is used to produce eggs (ova) to be fertilized and to provide the space along with conditions to allow a baby to develop. The present study aimed to examine the prevalence of reproductive disorders in sportswomen. One hundred sportswomen with an age range between 18-25 (mean age= 23.7± 2.05) of various games and events like volleyball, athletics, swimming, shot put, hockey, handball, tennis, football, cricket and boxing were selected as a sample size from the Women Sports Department, University of the Punjab, Lahore. The findings of this study expressed that 46% of players were suffering from various gynaecological disorders after they participated in sports, whereas 54% of respondents were having normal functioning of their reproductive cycle. In conclusion, moderate physical activity and regular exercise can improve the reproductive health of female but heavy and strenuous exercise without appropriate rest is one of those factors which may endanger the normal functioning of the female reproductive cycle.
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Eumenorrhea, Ovulation, Gonadal Sex Steroid Hormones, Menarche
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(1) Iqra Khadim
MSc, Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Yasmeen Tabassum
Lecturer, Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Butt
Chairman, Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Khadim, I., Tabassum, Y., & Butt, M. Z. I. (2020). Prevalence of Reproductive Disorders in Sportswomen. Global Educational Studies Review, V(III), 308-314. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(V-III).30
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CHICAGO : Khadim, Iqra, Yasmeen Tabassum, and Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Butt. 2020. "Prevalence of Reproductive Disorders in Sportswomen." Global Educational Studies Review, V (III): 308-314 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2020(V-III).30
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HARVARD : KHADIM, I., TABASSUM, Y. & BUTT, M. Z. I. 2020. Prevalence of Reproductive Disorders in Sportswomen. Global Educational Studies Review, V, 308-314.
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MHRA : Khadim, Iqra, Yasmeen Tabassum, and Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Butt. 2020. "Prevalence of Reproductive Disorders in Sportswomen." Global Educational Studies Review, V: 308-314
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MLA : Khadim, Iqra, Yasmeen Tabassum, and Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Butt. "Prevalence of Reproductive Disorders in Sportswomen." Global Educational Studies Review, V.III (2020): 308-314 Print.
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OXFORD : Khadim, Iqra, Tabassum, Yasmeen, and Butt, Muhammad Zafar Iqbal (2020), "Prevalence of Reproductive Disorders in Sportswomen", Global Educational Studies Review, V (III), 308-314
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TURABIAN : Khadim, Iqra, Yasmeen Tabassum, and Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Butt. "Prevalence of Reproductive Disorders in Sportswomen." Global Educational Studies Review V, no. III (2020): 308-314. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(V-III).30