Now in a revised and expanded second edition including seven brand new chapters, this book compiles and synthesizes the latest research and clinical evidence regarding the intricate relationship between sex hormones and the physical activity level and overall health of the female endocrine system across the lifespan.

The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian Axis and Oral Contraceptives: Regulation and Function.- Sex Hormones and Their Impact on the Ventilatory Responses to Exercise and the Environment.- Sex Hormones and Substrate Metabolism During Endurance Exercise.- Sex Hormone Effects on the Nervous System and their Impact on Muscle Strength and Motor Performance in Women.- Estrogen and Menopause: Muscle Damage, Repair and Function in Females.- Nutritional Strategies and Sex Hormone Interactions Within Women.- The Effect of Sex Hormones on Ligament Structure, Joint Stability and ACL Injury Risk.- Sex Hormones and Physical Activity in Women: An Evolutionary Framework.- Sex Hormones and Environmental Factors Affecting Exercise.- Exercise, Depression-Anxiety Disorders and Sex Hormones.- Stress Reactivity and Exercise in Women.- Sex Hormones, Cancer and Exercise Training in Women.- The Effects of Acute Exercise on Physiological Sexual Arousal in Women.- Sex Hormones, Menstrual Cycle, and Resistance Exercise.- Effects of Sex Hormones and Exercise on Adipose Tissue.- Exercise in Menopausal Women.- Menstrual Cycle Hormonal Changes and Sports Performance.- The Physiology of Menopause.- Pregnancy, Reproductive Hormones and Exercise.- Tracking Health and Fitness: Menstrual Cycle Considerations.- Sex Hormones and Aerobic-Endurance Exercise Training.- Sex and Gender: Towards a Gendered Environmental Approach.- The Transgender Athlete.