Ovulation cramps can not only be perfectly normal, but there's even a name for them in German: "mittelschmerz," or middle pain.

Research has consistently shown that individuals with a history of mental health disorders are more likely to experience severe PMS.

The presence of harmful chemicals in pads is especially alarming since the vagina can absorb them at a much higher rate than, say, the skin.

The team discusses pressing events that say something about our culture, and why it matters. Today, why sexual health still elicits moral anxiety.

People who were more stressed experienced heavier menstrual bleeding than usual, with their periods lasting longer than they did before.

The results are “incredibly reassuring” and “validating for people who’ve experienced menstrual disturbance [post vaccination],” the researcher said.

"Failing to thoroughly investigate reports of menstrual changes after vaccination is likely to fuel [vaccine hesitancy]."

"Such a measure would ensure full attendance of adolescent girls in schools and their right to education would be fulfilled."

“This stigma has built up due to the traditional beliefs in impurity of menstruating women and our unwillingness to discuss it normally.”

The city's new 'period room' offers a model that could be implemented at a large, cost-effective scale.

Gynecologists believe that stress, in addition to lifestyle changes and the lack of physical exercise under lockdown, is leading to period irregularities.

Nearly 95,000 girls in New Zealand miss school every month because they can't afford menstrual hygiene products.

Hormones can make people more volatile while on their period; it's still no reason to dismiss them.

Even with unanimous political backing, the annual cost to execute the plan is still a hurdle.

Minor fluctuations in waistline are a near-constant for women.

Statistically speaking, around 1 in every 7 women you encounter is menstruating right now.

This finding may speed up the screening process for PCOS, the diagnosis for which is often delayed, researchers said.

After a woman died in a menstrual hut, village officials are paying women to reject 'chhaupadi', an illegal practice that exiles menstruating women to small, isolated spaces.