Sports Medicine

Ovulation May Increase Risk For Knee Ligament Injury

Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 9th, 2001

Women are nearly three times more likely to injure their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during ovulation than during other times of their menstrual cycle; however, oral contraceptives may provide protection.

The study, conducted by Edward M. Wojtys, MD, and research colleagues from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was released at the 27th annual meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) in Keystone, Colorado, June 28-July 1, 2001.

The researchers studied 65 women with acute ACL injury to evaluate menstrual cycle phase at the time of injury. Cycle phase was confirmed by hormone measurements obtained...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2001-08-09)

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