Table of Contents

1. Introduction to the Exercising Female

Jacky Forsyth and Claire-Marie Roberts

2. The Adolescent Exercising Female

Lindsay Woodford

3. The Menstrual Cycle and the Exercising Female: Implications for Health and Performance

Nancy I. Williams and Kaitlyn Ruffing

4. Hormonal-Based Contraception and the Exercising Female

Kirsty Jayne Elliott-Sale and Kirsty Marie Hicks

5. Energy and the Nutritional Needs of the Exercising Female

Joan M. Eckerson

6. The Female Athlete Triad

Mary Jane de Souza, Kirsten J. Koltun, Emily Southmayd, and Nicole Aurigemma

7. Bone Health and the Exercising Female

Jacky J. Forsyth and Karen Hind

8. Body Image and the Exercising Female

Sarah Grogan

9. Exercise Addiction in the Exercising Female: An Interdisciplinary Examination

Heather A. Hausenblas and Derek T. Y. Mann

10. Immune Function and the Exercising Female

Judith Allgrove and Glen Davison

11. Musculoskeletal Injury and the Exercising Female

Mimi Zumwalt

12. Breast Health and the Exercising Female

Jenny Burbage, Michelle Norris, Brogan Horler, and Tim Blackmore

13. The Psychology of Female Sport Performance

Claire-Marie Roberts, Leah Ferguson, and Amber Mosewich

14. The Changing Nature of Lesbian Athletes Coming Out In Competitive Organised Team Sports

Rachael Bullingham

15. Pregnancy and the Exercising Female

Robin Pickering

16. Postnatal Depression and the Exercising Female

Amanda J. Daley and Ruth V. Pritchett

17. Motherhood in the Exercising Female

Claire-Marie Roberts and Göran Kenttä

18. Athletic Career Termination in Females

Claire-Marie Roberts

19. Cardiovascular Health and the Exercising Female

Karen Birch and Gemma Lyall

20. Menopause and the Exercising Female

Helen Jones, Madeleine France, & David A. Low

About the Author

Jacky Forsyth is an associate professor at Staffordshire University, UK. She is a prominent researcher and speaker in the area of women’s exercise and health. Her research is centred on the interactive effect of ovarian hormones, exercise, and bone. One of her research priorities is to promote, raise awareness, and to advance understanding of the key influences, which impact the exercising female. She is vice chair of the Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network (WISEAN), the aim of which is 'To grow, strengthen, and promote research on women in sport and exercise, with the ultimate goal of optimising women’s athletic success and their participation'. Jacky publishes regularly in peer-reviewed journals in her field.

Claire-Marie Roberts is a senior lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK, and a practising Sport Psychology consultant. Her experiences of working with athletes reflect her research interests. These include female-specific issues relating to career transitions in sport such as pregnancy and motherhood and the psychology of female sport performance. Claire-Marie is the chair of (WISEAN), a non-executive board director of UK Anti-Doping, and a member of the Women in Sport Research Action Group.