Girls in the U.S. are getting their first period earlier on average than they did in the 1950s and '60s. That's according to a large new study published this past week in the journal JAMA Network Open ...

If you have an extremely short cycle, then the time you ovulate could overlap with your period and you could get pregnant if you have unprotected sex.

Many people assume that getting pregnant during your period is impossible. It feels like a “safe zone,” especially in the early days of bleeding. But here’s the thing — the body doesn’t always work ...

Frances Gatta is a freelance health writer with experience covering health care technology, general health, mental health, femtech and personalized nutrition for companies and publications like Oura, ...

I remember the shock of getting my first period, and my mom reassuring me at the time by telling me that pretty much every woman you see walking down the street experiences periods, too. But, being ...

Staining clothes and furniture while on your period can be quite an embarrassing surprise, but it happens to every menstruating person at some point in their life. It is certainly not something to be ...