Hello, folks. Welcome back to the WOOP podcast where we sit down with top athletes, scientists,

experts, and more, learning what the best in the world they're doing to perform at their peak

and what you can do to unlock your own best performance. I'm your host, Will Ahmed, founder and

CEO of Woop. We are on a mission to unlock human

performance. On this week's podcast, we're talking about how hormonal changes during menstrual

cycles produce highly individual physiological responses that can affect training and sleep needs.

In case you missed it, last week we launched a new feature in the WOOP app, menstrual cycle coaching,

which provides personalized sleep and strain recommendations to those who menstruate based on

where they are in their monthly cycle. That feature in this conversation are based on groundbreaking

research conducted by Woop and leading female physiology expert Dr. Stacey Sims,

who returns to the podcast for an in-depth discussion on this topic with WOOP VP of Performance,

Kristen Holmes, and WOOP VP of Data Science and research Emily Capitalupo.

Stacey, Kristen, and Emily discuss what you should know about each

phase of your cycle and how you should think about training and sleep with that in mind, what you

need to know about birth control and how it affects your body, why you can push yourself physically

on your period contrary to popular belief, how taking NSAIDs close to bed can affect your sleep efficiency. Plus,

Stacy takes listener questions and debunk some of the common myths about the menstrual cycle.

This is an important episode. I think it continues our efforts to double down on women's health

and physiology. A reminder, you can get 15% off a membership

if you use the code will. And without further ado, here are Stacey, Kristen, and Emily.

Hello, everyone. We are here with repeat guest, Dr. Stacey Sims, is always a good sign. That means the first podcast was wildly

successful and people want to hear from Dr. Stacey again. So Stacey, welcome. Welcome back.

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