Does your menstrual cycle affect your climbing or daily life? It's a topic frequently ignored or kept secret, yet is an important biological function that can affect how we feel and perform.  This session will introduce the menstrual cycle to provide opportunity to start conversations, discuss facts and myths and exploring some symptoms caused by the menstrual cycle.

Dr Natalie Brown is a research scientist working with the Welsh Institute of Performance Science, specialising in the menstrual cycle and the impact on sport and physical activity, and a climber. Instagram - Optimal period