"Started my period unexpectedly in a white dress ten minutes before I had to go onstage in my school’s fall play." ...

As I reach another birthday each year, I always say a silent ‘thank you’. Not just for the blessing of getting older and my health, but because each year I age, my periods have become lighter. In the ...

Getting your period sucks, plain and simple. Your hormones are out of wack, your stomach won't stop cramping, and you're afraid you'll accidentally bleed through your favorite pair of pants. While ...

If anyone can understand what it’s like to deal with a miserable period, it’s me. When I was younger, my period symptoms felt so excruciating that they would leave me curled up in my home, my mother ...

Ever since I woke up bleeding the day before my 12 th birthday, I've had a love-hate relationship with my period. Yay, I'm a woman! Boo, I have to deal with intense pain, mood swings, and more for the ...

Menstruation is a result of puberty. This is when your body becomes capable of reproduction. When your menstrual cycle begins, your estrogen levels increase. That causes the lining of your uterus to ...

Everyone's period is slightly different, and odds are, you have a good sense of what's normal for you. But when things start to deviate outside the norm — like a period that starts and stops — it's ...