Researchers are finally trying to understand the complex causes of menstrual pain, or dysmenorrhea—and potential solutions.

Everyone loves someone who has had a period. And everyone who has had a period has been surprised at least once in their life by the arrival of their period. Lysne Tait Those of us who have had a ...

Women make fewer mistakes while on their periods, despite feeling less capable at this time of the month, research suggests. Experts discovered that women experience fluctuations in mental agility ...

Though the ovary is often reduced to its role in reproduction, research shows it plays a surprisingly central role in a woman’s health throughout her body and lifetime. It is becoming more important ...

Being on your period may make you feel terrible, but new research suggests there’s a hidden and unexpected perk: It can make you smarter. That’s the main takeaway from a new study published in the ...

But historically, many cultures – ancient Greece, ancient Egypt and indigenous groups, among others – have viewed menstruation as a sign of fertility, of strength, of connection. Over centuries, many ...

Women have had enough of wasteful and impractical feminine hygiene products. For generations, women were limited when it came to period products. Now, female-led businesses are developing new products ...

One of the first studies to track whether COVID-19 vaccination might affect women’s periods found a small — and temporary — change. The study tracked nearly 4,000 U.S. women through six menstrual ...

Society tends to shove topics under the rug that seem “too scandalous.” However, by refusing to address certain matters, we’ve come to overlook the glaringly-obvious pandemic that’s occurring right ...

The Women’s Fund of Greater Chattanooga is hosting a Period Product Drive during Period Poverty Awareness Week May 12-18 to benefit the ongoing needs at the Hamilton County Schools Care Closets and ...