Having your period can be a painful experience. Period pain, also known as dysmenorrhea, is a very common condition with around nine in ten young women aged 13 to 25 in Australia having regular period ...

Girls in the U.S. are getting their first period earlier on average than they did in the 1950s and '60s. That's according to a large new study published this past week in the journal JAMA Network Open ...

Getting your period earlier than expected isn’t just an inconvenience – it could be your body sending important signals about your health. While menstrual cycles typically range from 21 to 35 days, ...

Researchers say multiple factors are likely impacting early puberty, including obesity, stress and endocrine-disrupting hormones which are widespread in the environment. (SDI Productions/Getty Images ...