If you have ovaries, this emotional rollercoaster probably feels very familiar. While men don't experience a monthly hormonal cycle, women do — and understanding it matters, whether you're ...
Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD The start of your period is the beginning of the menstrual cycle, which typically lasts ...
The public conversation about menstruation seems to be opening up, but many American workplaces still lack the supplies needed by female employees once a month. In one survey, 86% of women said they ...
Growing up in a South Asian household, any mention of menstruation was taboo – especially in front of my father or brother. Public high school in the 1970s wasn’t much better, due to the “ick” factor.
In today’s world, open and honest conversations about menstruation are crucial for empowering young girls and helping them navigate this natural process with confidence and understanding. As a parent ...
The film, which won Best Documentary Short at Sunday's Oscars, aims to fight the stigma of menstruation, starting in a rural village outside of Delhi, India Joelle Goldstein is a Senior News Editor on ...
For three months this year, I bled nearly every day. My doctor doesn’t know why. Google doesn’t know why. The condition is simply called “postmenopausal bleeding,” and medicine’s best guess as to the ...
The Supreme Court judgement on the right to menstrual hygiene as an integral part of the constitutional right to life and dignity provides a long-desired direct ...
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