The age you got your first period, also called menarche, is one of those milestones people remember forever. It feels loaded with meaning, and for good reason. Hormones, growth, fertility, and the ...

Researchers looked at health data which over 71,000 women born between 1950 and 2005 self-reported on their iPhones and Apple watches. New research shows girls are getting their first period earlier, ...

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 the number... Girls are getting their first periods earlier.

While society has long perpetuated feelings of shame and embarrassment when it comes to periods and other hormonal bodily changes, things are thankfully starting to change, and periods are becoming ...