England Women: The doctor on 'empowering' players to success

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England Women's doctor Ritan Mehta on how talking about periods, sports bras and breast and pelvic floor health is improving the team's performance.

So, what is their secret?But there is one member in particular who has helped deliver a competitive edge by inspiring change of a different kind - tackling the taboos of female athlete health.

He told BBC Sport: “We started looking at the menstrual cycle about five to six years ago. We want to empower our athletes to understand themselves better. “We’re never going to get everything to zero. It's a natural process for a female – they will go through hormonal changes and that will unfortunately produce some symptoms that may be impactful.

Dr Mehta, who is also a club doctor for Reading, believes this could have the biggest impact for female players as research suggests 20% of players in the professional game are affected.

 

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