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Our aim was to assess the efficacy of intravenous iron therapy on exercise performance, fatigue, mood states, and quality of life in recreationally active IDNA females of reproductive age.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Twenty-six recreationally active IDNA females were randomised to either an intravenous iron treatment (IRON) group or placebo (PLA). 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Fatigue scores improved in IRON but not PLA after 4\u2009weeks (p&lt;0.05). Mood states and quality of life remained unchanged in both groups over the trial.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In recreationally active IDNA females, intravenous iron therapy corrects iron status and improves both exercise economy and fatigue scores after 4\u2009weeks.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Trial registration number<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ACTRN12620001357943.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsports-2024-108240","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,3]],"date-time":"2025-03-03T13:20:12Z","timestamp":1741008012000},"page":"921-930","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Effect of intravenous iron therapy on exercise performance, fatigue scores and mood states in iron-deficient recreationally active females of reproductive age: a double-blind, randomised control trial (IRONWOMAN Trial)"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"59","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5546-3465","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cory","family":"Dugan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Peter","family":"Peeling","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paige","family":"Buissink","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Beth","family":"MacLean","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jayne","family":"Lim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pradeep","family":"Jayasuriya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Toby","family":"Richards","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health, Sport & Bioscience, University of East London, London, England, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025121506100859000_59.13.921.1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2023.01.017"},{"key":"2025121506100859000_59.13.921.2","unstructured":"Peeling P , McKay A , Sim M . 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