For anyone who menstruates, this is a routine question during any visit to your doctor. Health care providers generally ask this to determine whether their patient is concerned about a menstrual ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Let’s take a mental trip back to seventh-grade health class. When you got to the unit on menstruation, ...

On World Cancer Day, doctors explain why long gaps between periods shouldn't be ignored. Infrequent menstruation can signal ...

Cramping and changes in menstrual cycles are common. But severe pain and bleeding that disrupt daily life are not. Here’s how to tell what a healthy period looks like – and when symptoms should be ...

The menstrual cycle has four phases: menstrual, follicular, ovulation, and luteal. The main purpose of the menstrual cycle is to produce an egg for potential fertilization by sperm. Stress, certain ...

A healthy menstrual cycle depends on a balance between estrogen and progesterone. Estrogen stimulates the growth of the ...

You may think of your period as just one week every month when you’re dealing with vaginal bleeding, abdominal cramping and other potentially annoying symptoms — but there’s more to it than that. Your ...

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Professional footballer Lucy Bronze, a member of the English women's national team and London-based Chelsea F.C. Women, has unlocked a secret for peak performance on the pitch. "There’s a phase in my ...

A study funded by the NIH found that Covid vaccination was linked to a temporary increase in women's menstrual cycles by an average of less than a day. Nearly 20,000 people participated in the study ...