<i>“I feel like I’m marinating in the boat…and it just makes me feel gross”</i> : a sociocultural exploration of female rowers' experiences of the menstrual cycle

Ciara Everard, Clíodhna McHugh, Kathryn Ackerman, Pauline Cullen, Jane Thornton, Kellie Wilkie, Gráinne M Donnelly, Lari Trease, Geraldine Foley, Sarah J Mcdonnell, Kirsty Elliott-Sale, Fiona Wilson

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2025-003004
Published: 2026-01
Container: BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjsem-2025-003004,
  title = {<i>“I feel like I’m marinating in the boat…and it just makes me feel gross”</i>
                    : a sociocultural exploration of female rowers' experiences of the menstrual cycle},
  author = {Ciara Everard and Clíodhna McHugh and Kathryn Ackerman and Pauline Cullen and Jane Thornton and Kellie Wilkie and Gráinne M Donnelly and Lari Trease and Geraldine Foley and Sarah J Mcdonnell and Kirsty Elliott-Sale and Fiona Wilson},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ Open Sport \&amp; Exercise Medicine},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjsem-2025-003004},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2025-003004}
}

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AU  - Ciara Everard
AU  - Clíodhna McHugh
AU  - Kathryn Ackerman
AU  - Pauline Cullen
AU  - Jane Thornton
AU  - Kellie Wilkie
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AU  - Lari Trease
AU  - Geraldine Foley
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AU  - Kirsty Elliott-Sale
AU  - Fiona Wilson
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ Open Sport &amp; Exercise Medicine
DO  - 10.1136/bmjsem-2025-003004
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Everard, C., McHugh, C., Ackerman, K., Cullen, P., Thornton, J., Wilkie, K., Donnelly, G. M., Trease, L., Foley, G., Mcdonnell, S. J., Elliott-Sale, K., & Wilson, F. (2026). <i>“I feel like I’m marinating in the boat…and it just makes me feel gross”</i> : a sociocultural exploration of female rowers' experiences of the menstrual cycle. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2025-003004

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