More girls are getting their first period before the age of 9, raising concerns among doctors. Experts explain why early ...

Her first period talk with her daughter – unexpectedly in a supermarket aisle – was awkward and far less reassuring than she ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study out of Brazil links early or late menstruation onset to health struggles later in life. How the timing of your first ...

Shortly after my daughter’s 11th birthday, she phoned me from the bathroom of her dad’s house in a total panic. She got her ...

We spoke to three women’s wellness advocates, who opened up about their first menstrual experience and what resources are needed to help today’s young women. Most women remember the day they ...

It’s a tale as old as time. Around half of adolescents going through puberty will get their period. In high-income countries, an adolescent’s first period (known as “menarche”) happens on average ...

Girls in the U.S. are getting their first period earlier than in decades past. Researchers say there are multiple factors causing early puberty, including obesity and environmental pollutants. Girls ...