The menstrual cycle affects all female athletes differently. Some gain energy, while others feel unwell or tired. 

NBC Sport met with Brave Gladiators’ defender Veronica Van Wyk, who spoke about her own experience. 

This is Veronica Van Wyk, the Brave Gladiators' defender. She started playing Football when she was ten years old.

Van Wyk, who is also known as Veroo among those in football circles, knows that things in sport are not the same for men and women.