Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “And here is a disembodied uterus.” What are our kids being taught at school about menstruation? (Photo: Quinn Lemmers/Getty ...

In some cultures, menstruation and childbirth are treated as polluting, not life-giving. One Buddhist text’s interpretation ...

The Supreme Court judgement on the right to menstrual hygiene as an integral part of the constitutional right to life and dignity provides a long-desired direct ...

In today’s world, open and honest conversations about menstruation are crucial for empowering young girls and helping them navigate this natural process with confidence and understanding. As a parent ...

For three months this year, I bled nearly every day. My doctor doesn’t know why. Google doesn’t know why. The condition is simply called “postmenopausal bleeding,” and medicine’s best guess as to the ...

The Middle Ages scientific authority Pliny the Elder wrote 2,000 years ago that hailstorms, whirlwinds and lightning could be “scared away” by a woman “uncovering her body while her monthly courses ...

There's no "standard" way to period. Menstruation experiences vary as wildly as the people who have them. Periods happen to a lot of us - but what goes on in the body during menstruation can still be ...

Navigating puberty with your daughter is a pivotal journey for both parent and child. Among its significant milestones, explaining the arrival of her first period stands as a crucial and sensitive ...

The menstrual taboo that we talk about today usually refers to the societal fear of talking about periods. Because of this universal understanding that people should not talk about periods in public, ...