[Risk of intensive practice in sportswomen]

Risk of intensive practice in sportswomen. Intensive sports practice in women exposes to specific risks, depending on the sport, such as the athlete triad, the increased risk of stress fracture, and lastly the perineal dysfunction. Risk factor screening including the relativ energy deficiency in sport, the sub clinical menstrual disturbances and a special vigilance ahead of perineal constrained sports help preserve the sportswoman's health. The search for performance and the intensive practice do not exclude that the sportswoman can integrate the pregnancy project into her life, with several adaptations in intensity, duration and frequency of sessions to promote maternity without maternal or fetal risk, and a calm recovery in the post-partum period. Sharing the information with the sportswoman and her environment is essential to reassure and to implement a comprehensive prevention strategy with her.