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 ...

A period normally lasts between two and seven days, with the average period length being five days. If your period lasts more than eight days and you are experiencing heavy bleeding, see a doctor. To ...

A new Harris Poll survey finds 73% of teens feel pressure to ‘tough it out’ when experiencing period pain. Period shame might actually be on the rise, even though more teens than ever have access to ...

Heavy or prolonged periods can cause iron deficiency anemia. Anemia may impact periods, but this requires further research. Iron deficiency anemia occurs if people do not have enough iron in the body ...