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Hormonal Basis of Biological Sex Differences in Human Athletic Performance

Senefeld, Jonathon W, Hunter, Sandra K·2024·Endocrinology
DOI 10.1210/endocr/bqae036
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Biological sex is a primary determinant of athletic human performance involving strength, power, speed, and aerobic endurance and is more predictive of athletic performance than gender. This perspective article highlights 3 key medical and physiological insights related to recent evolving research into the sex differences in human physical performance: (1) sex and gender are not the same; (2) males and females exhibit profound differences in physical performance with males outperforming females in events and sports involving strength, power, speed, and aerobic endurance; (3) endogenous testosterone underpins sex differences in human physical performance with questions remaining on the roles of minipuberty in the sex differences in performance in prepubescent youth and the presence of the Y chromosome (SRY gene expression) in males, on athletic performance across all ages. Last, females are underrepresented as participants in biomedical research, which has led to a historical dearth of information on the mechanisms for sex differences in human physical performance and the capabilities of the female body. Collectively, greater effort and resources are needed to address the hormonal mechanisms for biological sex differences in human athletic performance before and after puberty.

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Metadata

Authors
Senefeld, J. W., & Hunter, S. K.
Affiliations
  • Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign , Urbana, IL 61801 , USA
  • Exercise Science Program, Department of Physical Therapy, Marquette University , Milwaukee, WI 53201 , USA
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Venue
Endocrinology
Publisher
The Endocrine Society
Published
2024-03-29
Volume
165
Issue
5
ISSN
1945-7170
DOI
10.1210/endocr/bqae036
Cited by
45
References
9
Language
en
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