Browsing: Period

Women who often experience bouts of diarrhea during their period can take steps to prepare for what is about to…

Social media has a way of turning medical misinformation into viral trends, and the latest example is making gynecologists everywhere…

Plant-based diets limit meat or leave it out of the diet altogether. This change in diet can affect your heart…

If you’ve ever felt more injury-prone during your period, you’re not imagining it. New research suggests it may take longer…

Your menstrual cycle is the time between the first day of your last period and the first day of your…

Period cramps (dysmenorrhea) happen when muscles in the uterus, the organ that helps with menstruation, pregnancy, and childbirth, contract (tighten…

Some people consider dark chocolate a natural remedy for period cramps and pain. Menstrual cramps are caused by contractions in…

Alas, red wine doesn’t make the cut.

If you’ve missed your period, your first thought may be that you’re pregnant. But pregnancy isn’t the only cause of…

I was 18 when I tried a menstrual cup for the first time. I was studying at the University of…