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Changes in body composition among female athletes using a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system in preparation for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: an exploratory study

Maíta Poli Araujo
1, 2
,
Daniella de Batista Depes
2
,
Mauro Augusto Schreiter Melloni
2
,
Hesojy Pereira Gley
2
,
Poliana Caroline de Carvalho
1
,
Thiago Fernando Lourenço
2
,
Monique da Cunha Moreira
2
,
Gil Guerra Junior
3

  1. Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  2. Brazilian Paralympic Committee, Brazil
  3. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil
Adv Rehab. 2025, 39(3): 17-26.
Online publish date: 2025/06/17
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