Researchers Find That Birth Control Pills May Protect Female Athletes from Concussions

Apr 1, 2021

A pilot study that was conducted recently by Northwestern Medicine has discovered that when a female athlete experiences a concussion when the hormone progesterone is at its highest during her menstrual cycle phase, she experiences less stress. Experiencing less stress is a recovery marker while feeling more stress is among the symptoms of a concussion.

The study, which was reported in the “Journal of Neurotrauma,” also found that the reason for the neural protection was the increase…

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