Around half of teenage girls experience moderate to severe period pain. The mechanical force of the uterus contracting and inflammatory chemicals such as prostaglandins contribute to this pain.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recent study indicates that girls of color, particularly Black girls, are beginning their menstrual cycles at younger ages than ...

Girls in the U.S. are getting their first menstrual period about 6 months earlier on average than they did in the 1950s and '60s. And more girls are beginning menstruation before the age of 9, which ...

A concerning new study conducted by Dr. Shruthi Mahalingaiah of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has supported the claim that American girls are getting their periods earlier in life. The ...

Period Problem in Girl: When a 17-year-old girl missed her period, an examination revealed that she was a girl on the outside but a boy on the inside. Find out what's bothering her. Period Problem in ...

When a 15-year-old girl I see in psychotherapy ended up in the ER with second-degree burns, she was embarrassed to tell me why. Eventually she disclosed having crouched over boiling herb-infused water ...

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Timed to Menstrual Hygiene Day, P&G's Always® and Tampax® introduced "Flow With a Glow" with partner WASH United to expand access to modern menstrual health education. More than 1/3 of girls ...

A recent study indicates that girls of color, particularly Black girls, are beginning their menstrual cycles at younger ages than their peers. While the exact reasons for this phenomenon remain ...