Gynaecological implications of women's participation in sport

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dc.contributor.authorWahome, E. N.
dc.contributor.authorGathua, S. M.
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-29T12:05:39Z
dc.date.available2015-09-29T12:05:39Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.descriptionA paper presented at the Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and dance 3rd Scientific Congress held on 11th - 15th September, 1997 at Nairobi, Kenyaen_US
dc.description.abstractUntil the beginning of the seventies, there were always those who maintained that athletic activities during those who maintained that athletic activities during menstruation was dangerous and damaging to health. Others observed that sporting activities during pregnancy were lethal not only to the foetus but also the mother. There were still others who believed that long distance running by girls would spoil their womanhood. This was so until a few years back when women were allowed to compete in races beyond 3000 m. Some educators were of the opinion that swimming during menstruation increased the risks of water entering the upper part of the vagina. All the above views were based on instinctive judgement without any supporting scientific evidence. It is the purpose of this paper to discuss the various gynaecological implications of women's participation in sports with reference to recent research findings. The' following gynaecological phenomena are considered: normal menstruation, amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoe, menorrhagia and osteoporosis, pregnancy and general well being of females in sporting activities.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/13683
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.subjectMenstrual functionen_US
dc.subjectReproductive functionen_US
dc.subjectWomen athletesen_US
dc.titleGynaecological implications of women's participation in sporten_US
dc.typePresentationen_US
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