Measure do not guess: a call to action to end assumed and estimated menstrual cycle phases in research

• Stuart M Phillips,
• Kirsty J Elliott-Sale,
• Eva Ferrer,
• Sophia Nimphius,
• Richard J Burden,
• Tessa R Flood,
• Marco Altini,
• Gary Lewin

Affiliations

Stuart M Phillips

Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Kirsty J Elliott-Sale

Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport, Manchester, UK

Eva Ferrer

Barça Innovation Hub of Football Club Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Sophia Nimphius

School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia

Richard J Burden

UK Sports Institute, Manchester, UK

Tessa R Flood

Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport, Manchester, UK

Marco Altini

Department of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Gary Lewin

Arsenal Women’s Football Club, London, UK