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Florida May Force Athletes to Disclose Menstrual History

 
birdseye 2023-02-03 12:20:07 

Florida is debating whether to require all high school athletes to disclose their menstrual history
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Parents and experts generally agree that it’s important for student athletes to be in good health. But many critics say a new draft physical evaluation form by the Florida High School Athletics Association (FHSAA), which makes the menstruation questions mandatory, is part of the state’s attempt to roll back transgender rights.

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bdaTryangle 2023-02-03 14:10:01 

That's beyond invasive. What the hell.

 
Dukes 2023-02-03 16:30:01 

In reply to bdaTryangle

It will be interesting to hear the reasons why the menstrual history is important.
Whenever you are debating someone you must always try to understand why they have their particular point of view.

One thing crossed my mind and that is whether there is a correlation between where a woman is in her cycle and her best athletic performances.

 
hubert 2023-02-03 16:36:47 

In reply to bdaTryangle

Florida probably need more than the recent devastating hurricane. What the ell is right .

redface

 
birdseye 2023-02-03 16:49:55 

In reply to Dukes

One thing crossed my mind and that is whether there is a correlation between where a woman is in her cycle and her best athletic performances.


a correlation between where a woman is in her cycle and her best athletic performances. You don’t really believe that this is the reason --- knowing this is a Ron DeSantis thing

 
BeatDball 2023-02-03 16:50:57 

Dwl dwl. But, this is what Demoncraps have brought upon us. Dwl dwl...gallows humour of course. Fools stop.
big grin

 
maj 2023-02-03 17:00:03 

In reply to Dukes

Do PEDs or gender altering drugs have any effect on the menstrual cycle?

That being said how can they confirm or deny the info provided?

 
VIX 2023-02-03 17:06:00 

y'all are just haters of the murcan version of taliban freedom!!

Haters!


#misfits

 
maj 2023-02-03 17:15:45 

In reply to VIX

You are a one trick pony..

big grin

 
birdseye 2023-02-03 17:30:42 

In reply to Dukes The whole purpose is a Ron DeSantis design to spot and criminalize Gender transitioning

 
bdaTryangle 2023-02-03 17:58:59 

In reply to birdseye

I do think that DeSantis really is pushing all these policy initiatives in a quest to cement himself as his party's frontrunner in the Quest for 2024. Will other 'R' states follow his lead?

 
camos 2023-02-03 18:00:39 

In reply to maj While they are at it, they should ask the boys when last their dick got hard!

wink

 
VIX 2023-02-03 18:08:38 

In reply to bdaTryangle

well its working! lol

Watch out for the upcoming impeach DeSantis threads.
Brought to you by any one of the members of the pitiful gang of misfits.

 
maj 2023-02-03 18:40:29 

In reply to camos

Now



big grin big grin big grin

 
Dukes 2023-02-03 18:42:49 

In reply to birdseye

Absolutely not my friend.
Ron DeSantis can never fool me.
It is quite obvious what he is up to and why he is pushing all this nonsense.
I was just trying to figure out how his cronies were going to justify this nonsense.

 
Dukes 2023-02-03 18:52:01 

In reply to maj

The reason why I will not engage in a discussion of this topic is that despite me being exposed to far more information that lay people,I still have not studied the overall scientific data on this matter to speak authoritatively on it.What I do know is that it is quite complex and far too complicated rather than the simplistic views of politicians

 
Brerzerk 2023-02-03 21:54:54 

In reply to BeatDball

Stop being silly on a serious matter. Yes, pro female athletes because of WADA and its drug testing require the ladies to declare
which/what contraceptive they use. But asking little middle school girls and young high school ladies to share their menstrual cycle
info is vile, vicious, vulgar and cruel!!! You blame Democrats for other people so bent on controlling the lives of others that they'd
implement such crap just to find the less than 5% of kids who for one reason or the other is Trans?

 
Brerzerk 2023-02-03 21:56:16 

In reply to VIX
Very lame effort to disguise your far-right thinking.

 
maj 2023-02-04 00:33:37 

In reply to Dukes

Ok other than your skeptical as to why Desantis is doing this..

In your personal not professional capacity is there an effect on performance.

I for one belief it's an attempt to stop PED abuse and cross gender participation in school sports.

 
camos 2023-02-04 00:40:20 

In reply to maj

I for one belief it's an attempt to stop PED abuse


that is not a substitute for a drug test!

 
Drapsey 2023-02-04 14:15:42 

In reply to camos

I responded to your message about Charles Dunkley, but it's not showing in the 'history'. Hope you got it.

 
maj 2023-02-04 14:18:13 

In reply to camos

Are you allowed to drug test a 14 yo high school athlete?

 
sudden 2023-02-04 15:29:36 

Next thing Florida is going to regulate is conjugal rights

 
camos 2023-02-04 15:32:59 

In reply to Drapsey

got it!

 
VIX 2023-02-04 18:09:55 

In reply to Brerzerk

Well the Caribbean IS far right by definition. So there's that.

 
Brerzerk 2023-02-04 20:58:23 

In reply to maj
Age is not a factor in testing at meets. Most tests in say Carifta Games and Champs are via Urine Samples.
Hey Vixi you made me laugh RE The Caribbean being far right. But when you look into it from a Kakistocracy viewpoint you are at least half right

 
birdseye 2023-02-04 22:24:22 

My grammar school teacher use to tell me that that ‘belief’ is a “noun” , the name of something. you cant ‘ belief’ something, and that “believe” is a ‘verb’, the’ doing’ something word. You can ‘believe’ something but you cant ‘belief’ any thing….. but that was before the ’digital’ revolution, so things might have changed. Somebody correct me if I am wrong ….please.... Just saying this fi mi grand pickney dem sake.
big grin big grin big grin big grin big grin

 
Barry 2023-02-04 22:28:32 

In reply to camos

Suppose it is a ladyboy? razz

 
birdseye 2023-02-04 22:44:49 

In reply to Barry good question - guess thats in a whole different category - and miss Ethel Jones, my grammar school teacher aint even around anymore so i could ask her

big grin

 
VIX 2023-02-04 23:03:45 

In reply to Brerzerk

so yuh think that a region that's anti-immigration, anti-abortion, anti gay rights, pro death penalty, pro religion, with constitutions based on christianity, is NOT right wing? big grin big grin

#misfits

 
maj 2023-02-05 04:06:41 

In reply to Brerzerk

I'm talking Florida DOE rules. Can a 14-17 High School be drug tested?

Yes student athletes must undergo randomn drug tests to compete in HS sports.

 
Brerzerk 2023-02-05 07:16:27 

In reply to VIX
Good points sah

 
Brerzerk 2023-02-05 07:18:27 

In reply to maj
Let's first clarify what you mean by drug-testing. Do you mean taking blood samples, are you assuming
that whatever they're testing for cannot be found in urine samples?

 
culpepperboy 2023-02-05 11:13:21 

In reply to VIX

so yuh think that a region that's anti-immigration, anti-abortion, anti gay rights, pro death penalty, pro religion, with constitutions based on christianity, is NOT right wing?


Right wing socialists?

cool

 
maj 2023-02-05 13:01:59 

In reply to Brerzerk

Yes urine samples, I don't think they are drawing blood from teens to play sports.

 
CowLasher 2023-02-05 16:49:27 

The AP debunks this claim in a "fact check" article: Florida weighs mandating menstrual cycle details for female athletes

CLAIM: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is requiring all female student-athletes in the state to provide detailed information about their periods in order to compete in organized sports.

AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The Florida High School Athletic Association is weighing the recommendation from an advisory committee, but no final decision has been made. DeSantis’ education commissioner is a member of the association’s board of directors and the commissioner also appoints three others, but the association is a private nonprofit organization, not a state agency under the purview of the governor’s office.


The proposed revisions to the form include four mandatory questions about menstruation, including if the student has ever had a period, the age they had their first period, the date of their most recent period and how many periods they’ve had in the past year.

Robert Sefcik, a member of the sports medicine advisory committee, said making the menstrual cycle questions mandatory rather than optional is consistent with national guidelines for sports physicals developed by the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Sports Medicine and other groups.

He said having a form that has been vetted and published by national organizations provides an “extremely credible resource” for doctors conducting sports physicals.

 
CowLasher 2023-02-05 16:58:34 

BTW, the proposed changes to the Preparticiaption Physical Evaluation in Florida are already mandatory in the majority of states and D.C.(Some estimates claim as many as 40 states).

Here's a link to the form used in New Jersey: NJ Preparticipation Physical Form

FEMALES ONLY
52. Have you ever had a menstrual period?
53. How old were you when you had your first menstrual period?
54. How many periods have you had in the last 12 months?

 
maj 2023-02-05 17:00:12 

In reply to CowLasher

TY.

 
embsallie 2023-02-05 17:43:51 

In reply to CowLasher

FEMALES ONLY
52. Have you ever had a menstrual period?
53. How old were you when you had your first menstrual period?
54. How many periods have you had in the last 12 months?


But what do these questions have to do with anything?
What if the answer were Yes?
What if the answer were No?

If a young woman who is an athlete is going through what is considered a natural life cycle, it should be her prerogative to decide whether she takes part in sporting events or not.
There is always a school nurse on campus and she could easily inform the nurse or whoever about her decision to participate or not.

I just think this is invasive and only REPublicans would come up with shit like that.
These mudderfuckers are nothing but perverts.

 
CowLasher 2023-02-05 17:54:00 

In reply to embsallie



Why not just admit you didn't read the AP article nor noted which medical organizations created the questionnaire. I suppose they are all "REPublicans."

From the AP article:

The national guidelines say menstrual history is an “essential discussion for female athletes” because period abnormalities could be a sign of “low energy availability, pregnancy, or other gynecologic or medical conditions.”

“Menstrual dysfunction is 2-3 times more common in athletes than nonathletes, and 10-15% of female athletes have amenorrhea (loss of menstrual cycle) or oligomenorrhea (a decrease in number of menstrual cycles per year),” the guidelines read. “Amenorrhea occurs more frequently in players of sports that emphasize leanness, such as running, gymnastics, cheerleading, dance, and figure skating.”

 
CowLasher 2023-02-05 18:24:07 

And here are the questions asked on the New York City Preparticipation Physical Evaluation form.


FEMALES ONLY Yes No
55. Have you ever had a menstrual period?
56. Have you had any problems with your periods (severe cramps, heavy bleeding?
57. When was your last period? ______________________________________________
58. What is the frequency of your periods? ____________

 
birdseye 2023-02-05 21:59:51 

In reply to CowLasher And you delineate all these predicates to say what, that DeSantis interest is purely altruistic and therefore mutually exclusive. Nope, two things can be true at the same. Your predicates can be true and Desantis who is a nefarious bastard wanting to use the menstrual cycles info for perverted purposes

 
Brerzerk 2023-02-05 22:31:47 

In reply to CowLasher
Who said there was a final decision and what prompted them to even consider it? That’s just too cute for school