Aunt Flo, that time of the month, Shark Week — whatever you call it, periods are a fact of life for about half the population. D.C. schools will teach students about the menstrual cycle under new ...

An illustration showing different colored lines connecting each side of the brain. Is it your understanding that only hormone levels fluctuate throughout the menstrual cycle? Well, this news might ...

Let’s take a mental trip back to seventh-grade health class. When you got to the unit on menstruation, you probably learned that people with uteruses typically get their periods once a month or so—but ...

From elite athletes to TikTokers, more people are trying to tailor their workouts to their menstrual cycles. But does that work? Here’s what the science says. A woman runs in the Parque de Los Nevados ...

The insatiable hunger that often accompanies a period is a very real feeling, but that increased craving for carbs and sweets has not been fully understood by science. Now new research suggests a ...