Medically reviewed by Renita White, MD Your menstrual cycle is the time between the first day of your last period and the ...

Period symptoms show up about a week before it starts. Common signs include cramping, headaches, and fatigue.

How did you learn about periods for the first time? Was it in a 5th grade classroom, split by sex? An embarrassing conversation with parents? When menstrual health researcher Mandi Tembo learned about ...

If you have an extremely short cycle, then the time you ovulate could overlap with your period and you could get pregnant if you have unprotected sex.

Should you work out on your period? Here’s how to exercise in sync with your cycle — and make the most of your body’s natural ...

I have questions regarding menstruation/ spotting and prayer.1. I usually get my period for 6 days and do ghusl in the evening of the 6th. Sometimes in the last day I bleed sometimes no. In the event ...

In July 2020, when I was 35, my period changed dramatically. What had long been a regular four-day event was suddenly a four-hour waterfall of viscous blood clots before it stopped abruptly. During ...