Your menstrual cycle has been on hiatus during your pregnancy. But there may be changes ahead when you get your first period after giving birth. Here's what you need to know. After giving birth, it's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study out of Brazil links early or late menstruation onset to health struggles later in life. How the timing of your first ...

Summer camp is an exciting time, but there's also a chance your child's first period will arrive while they are away. Here's ...

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Girls in the U.S. are getting their first period earlier than in decades past. Researchers say there are multiple factors causing early puberty, including obesity and environmental pollutants. Girls ...

Considered to be a key symbol of fertility and reproductive years, a woman's menstrual cycles are an integral and natural part of her life. However, they are more than just a monthly event, but ...

I've suffered from heavy periods, or menorrhagia, for the majority of my life. At 11, I managed to get my first period on the Fourth of July. I remember freaking out from the pain, the grossness of a ...

More than 65 percent of women ages 15 to 49 in the United States use some form of birth control, and many of them are on hormonal birth control methods like the pill, patch, ring, implant, injections, ...

Your period could be crampin’ your style — and your future health. Girls are reaching puberty faster than previous generations, a phenomenon perplexing researchers. The average age of the start of ...