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Editorial
. 2024 Jun 17;10(2):e002095.
doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002095. eCollection 2024.

Measure do not guess: a call to action to end assumed and estimated menstrual cycle phases in research

Richard J Burden  1   2 , Marco Altini  3 , Eva Ferrer  4   5 , Tessa R Flood  2 , Gary Lewin  6 , Sophia Nimphius  7 , Stuart M Phillips  8 , Kirsty J Elliott-Sale  2
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Editorial

Measure do not guess: a call to action to end assumed and estimated menstrual cycle phases in research

Richard J Burden et al. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Female; Methodological; Quality; Women.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: The contents of this Editorial are presented clearly, honestly and without fabrication, falsification or inappropriate data manipulation. KE-S, TRF, GL, MA, SN, EF and SP have no professional relationships with companies or manufacturers who will benefit from the contents of the present Editorial. RJB also has no current professional relationships with companies or manufacturers who will benefit from the contents of the present Editorial. In the interest of transparency, he was formerly a paid consultant to Mint Diagnostics, a diagnostics technology company that is no longer trading.

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