Missed period = most common first clue. Early symptoms can mimic PMS. A pregnancy test is the only sure answer. Think you might be pregnant? Sometimes the signs show up before a test even does. In ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The first few times you get your period, it’s totally normal to feel caught off-guard. (But, ofc, not ...

For girls, starting their period is inevitable. But the age when a child’s period begins, called menarche, can tell them a little about their health later in life. Menarche that begins “anytime ...

Childhood looks different for our kids. Not only from the outside — more technology, more Sephora shopping sprees — but from the inside, too. Children are hitting puberty earlier than previous ...

"Mumma, what happens during periods? Do we wear a diaper?" my youngest cousin, then barely ten years old, innocently asked my aunt. Her question fell amidst amusement and realisation- realisation of ...