Our moms taught us about our first period. They gave us pads, told us what to expect, walked us through our fears, and taught ...

Ambubachi Mela in Guwahati marks the annual menstruation of Goddess Kamakhya, turning what much of India still treats as ...

As China’s gaokao, or national college entrance exam, fell on June 7 to 10 this year, the bigger challenge that female candidates face during the test is receiving increasing attention online. Gaokao ...

Absenteeism from school during menstruation continues to be a major concern for female students across Odisha, with nearly 74% of them missing anywhere between one to eight days of classes per cycle, ...

The assessment, conducted between April 28 and May 25 across 14 districts for educational institutions and eight districts for public institutions, highlighted serious gaps in menstrual hygiene ...

Getting your period back while breastfeeding can raise a lot of questions. One of the most common is whether menstruation affects milk supply. Many mothers notice changes around this time and wonder ...

The Tatmawdaw – the military government in Myanmar – has reportedly expanded a ban on menstrual products from being transported in the country across key routes, as part of the ongoing civil war in ...

The menstrual cycle has clinically relevant implications for injury severity and recovery in elite female footballers, according to prospective data from Spain’s top women’s league. Speaking with ...

Studies show the menstrual cycle changes certain brain regions. But they don’t reveal whether that’s connected to emotional fluctuations. Colored coronal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the ...

Wendy Wisner is a journalist and international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She has written about all things pregnancy, maternal/child health ...

A four-season study shows that while menstrual bleeding does not increase how often injuries happen in elite women’s football, it is linked to injuries that sideline players for far longer Study: ...

The menstrual cycle is a key physiological process in women: it impacts performance, neuromuscular control, metabolism, and immune response. For professional female athletes, fluctuations in hormones ...