DOCTOR. LIKE IT OR NOT, PERIODS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART ABOUT BEING A WOMAN. IT EFFECTIVELY IDENTIFIES OVARIAN HEALTH. WELL, DOCTOR KEVIN AUDLIN AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER SAYS PERIODS CAN BE ANNOYING AND ...

Menstruation usually begins around two years after breast development, often between the ages of 12 and 13. This first period is called menarche. The menstrual cycle typically spans about four weeks, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Periods are an undeniable part of most women’s lives, but for the bulk of history, ...

“I wasn’t shy from the first time,” says Genet Birhanu of her job as a menstrual educator in Ethiopia. “I understand menstruation cycle is an old taboo,” she says, but “I’m not afraid” to talk about ...

Menstruation is something that close to half of the world’s population experiences at some point in their lives. That experience varies widely from person to person, from month to month, and across ...

A survey recently conducted by Bayer’s Midol brand and the nonprofit Period. found that a significant portion of menstruating adults are under-educated about their periods and the symptom relief ...