For generations, conversations around menstruation in India have been clouded by silence, shame, and myths. While awareness has increased, far too many young girls still experience their first period ...

Over the last 55 years, young girls in the US have been getting their first periods earlier and earlier. Nowadays, the average age is roughly 12. Some girls may menstruate as early as 8, according to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study out of Brazil links early or late menstruation onset to health struggles later in life. How the timing of your first ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Marni Sommer, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health (THE CONVERSATION) ...

Discover what period poverty is, how it affects education and health, and why access to safe menstrual products and toilets is essential.