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Elite athletes are no longer ashamed of their periods — and tracking their menstrual cycles may even be a secret weapon

As a junior tennis player, American Shelby Rogers says the effect of the menstrual cycle on performance was rarely taken into consideration.  

"I don't want to say it was taboo necessarily, but it was definitely not something talked about frequently, or openly," Rogers says.

"That was especially true if you had a male versus female coach."

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