When we talk about problems related to our periods, we might start with the obvious: cramps, acne flare ups, changes in mood. However, period problems around the world reveal a reality in which ...

Unfortunately for us girls, our monthly visit from good old Mother Nature usually has us crippled over in pain clutching at a hot water bottle and a bar (or ten) of Cadbury’s. The list of period ...

A necessary read for the girls, gays and theys and our allies as we navigate a rapidly changing, culturally fraught, complicated country where our bodies are constantly being legislated. Sign up for ...

Perkins suggests that adopting holistic lifestyle habits can encourage a happy and healthy reproductive system regardless of your age or demographics or whether or not you have period problems at the ...

Most women spend their whole lives pretending they don't have a period. Girls are taught the art of concealment early – how to avoid leaks, how to sneak a tampon into their pocket on the way to the ...

Having your period is a totally natural thing, but it can really affect your life. Painful, uncomfortable, inconvenient, frustrating and stressful, does that sound like you? Well, if it does, we’ve ...

If you suddenly begin having very painful period cramps or bleeding in the middle of your cycle, you might immediately assume that you have a period problem. But there are actually a number of health ...

In Latin America, menstruating people are typically viewed and treated with fear and distain, and the result is they are given medications or even forced to undergo surgery by doctors who don’t ...

The arrival of menstrual cups, period underwear, which can remove the need for products entirely, and apps that track your cycle have led to a new culture of openness in a generation keen to verbalise ...

Associate Professor in Ovarian Physiology, Lead for Ovarian Cryopreservation and Fertility Preservation Research, Lead of Rhino Fertility Project, University of Oxford Many of us have no idea whether ...

Most women are ignoring these simple, yet vital signs of trouble. Endometriosis is a painful disorder in which uterine tissue grows outside of the uterus. According to the Endometriosis Foundation of ...