For generations, women have been taught to endure. A painful period is dismissed as "something every woman goes through." An ...

Picture the scene. You’re lying in bed, sluggish and tired, when an advert for the Dogs Trust comes on. One of the dogs, says the voiceover sombrely, was beaten then abandoned as a puppy. You find ...

A study on 42,759 menstrual cycles shows that sleep quality affects menstrual health, with implications for physiological ...

Women do not suffer any detriment to their brain function while on their period, new research has suggested. Experts at University College London said that while many women report feeling worse while ...

Menstruation is once again a hot topic on social media, thanks to a new health trend known as "cycle syncing." It involves aligning your diet and exercise habits to each phase of your menstrual cycle.

Nutrition advice is largely based on the idea that the body’s needs stay consistent from day to day. But anyone who menstruates knows their body goes on a roller-coaster ride throughout the month.

For 4-5 days at the end of each ovarian cycle, a woman sheds almost a fluid ounce of blood. Blood loss during menstruation (Latin mens = month) — dubbed “the curse” in England — amounts to almost a ...

The menstrual cycle has clinically relevant implications for injury severity and recovery in elite female footballers, according to prospective data from Spain’s top women’s league. Speaking with ...