Researchers Find That Birth Control Pills May Protect Female Athletes from Concussions
A pilot study that was conducted recently by Northwestern Medicine has discovered that when a female athlete experiences a concussion when the hormone progesterone is at its highest during her menstrual cycle phase, she experiences less stress. Experiencing less stress is a recovery marker while feeling more stress is among the symptoms of a concussion. The study, which was reported in the “Journal of Neurotrauma,” also found that the reason for the neural protection was the increase of the flow of blood to the brain because of higher progesterone levels. Research assistant professor of behavioral sciences and psychiatry from the…
