In this article it will be concluded that systematic menstrual tracking in women’s sport has the potential to cause harm to athletes. Since the ruling of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022) in the United States, concerns regarding menstrual health tracking have arisen. Research suggests that the menstrual tracking of female athletes presents potential risks to “women’s autonomy, privacy, and safety in sport” (Casto 2022, 1725). At present, the repercussions of systematic menstrual tracking are particularly under-scrutinized, and this paper seeks to combine novel research in the sport sciences with present ethical debates in the philosophy of sports. Utilizing Beauvoir’s feminist philosophy (2011), this paper argues that systematic menstrual tracking may contribute to the wider system of women’s oppression by exploiting female athletes, as well as enabling the internalization of submissive behaviour in cultures where athletes are expected to comply unquestioningly. Five policy recommendations are made concerning autonomy, informed consent, education, safeguarding and data access. The overall findings of this paper propose that a more in-depth understanding of the links between data, privacy, and the menstrual cycle are required by sports organizations and governing bodies if athletes are to be protected in a future where systematic menstrual tracking is inevitable.

在本文中，我们将得出结论：女子运动中系统的月经跟踪可能会对运动员造成伤害。自美国多布斯诉杰克逊妇女健康组织案（2022）裁决以来，人们对经期健康追踪的担忧不断出现。研究表明，女性运动员的月经追踪对“女性运动中的自主权、隐私和安全”存在潜在风险（Casto 2022，1725）。目前，系统性月经追踪的影响尤其受到重视，本文试图将运动科学的新颖研究与当前运动哲学中的伦理争论结合起来。本文利用波伏瓦的女权主义哲学（2011），认为系统化的月经追踪可能会通过剥削女运动员而导致更广泛的女性压迫体系，并在运动员被要求毫无疑问地服从的文化中使顺从行为内化。提出了有关自主、知情同意、教育、保护和数据访问的五项政策建议。本文的总体研究结果表明，如果运动员想要在系统性月经追踪不可避免的未来得到保护，体育组织和管理机构就需要更深入地了解数据、隐私和月经周期之间的联系。