Being knowledgeable about, and discussing, the menstrual cycle with a female athlete is important due to the implications of the hormonal secretions and how it effects performance and well-being.
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According to legend, Mithridates IV, King of Pontus in Asia Minor 135-63 BC – known as Rome’s most successful enemy, got himself some protection against poisoning by ingesting sub-lethal doses of toxic material in progressively large quantities. This immunity got him into trouble later as he attempted to take his own life by poisoning, but failed having fortified himself against the drugs of others.
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