At 40 years old, I had always thought that my heavy, seven-day periods were something that every woman went through. As a teenager, my mother assured me that the discomfort and inconveniences were ...

A Jan. 30 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) made an unusual claim about the menstrual cycle. “That’s crazy we really grew up thinking having a period is normal & ITS NOT,” reads the post. It ...

Extreme bloating, brain fog, heavy periods and night sweats—Rachel Danchek experienced these symptoms for years, and she always assumed they were "normal" for women during their periods. They left her ...

Former Olympian Jana Pittman has opened up about her struggle with heavy menstrual bleeding – saying “it shouldn’t be this bloody difficult” for women to get help. Also known as menorrhagia, the ...

BLOOMINGTON — Ashley Cawood and Jessica Poppe have been to hell and back with a disease that is commonly misunderstood, un-diagnosed and sometimes dismissed. Ironically, endometriosis is relatively ...

Are your daughter's periods causing her pain? It's essential for parents to understand what's normal and what's not when it comes to menstrual pain in young girls. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, ...

If you are sexually active and have a light period, take a pregnancy test to rule out pregnancy. Stress can change your period to be lighter or even stop it completely. Hormonal birth control can make ...

Welcome! You’re probably here because you got your period…and then you got it yet again soon after. Having your period once a month is bad enough, but twice? That's something *none* of us are here for ...

Extreme bloating, brain fog, heavy periods and night sweats—Rachel Danchek experienced these symptoms for years, and she ...