The viral claim that you can simply “scoop out” your period has OB-GYNs in a cramp — but they were quick to debunk and ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- On Monday, our sister station KGO-TV reported that some women are noticing changes in their menstrual cycles after getting COVID-19 vaccines. Since then, hundreds of people have ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 28, 2025)—The menopause transition can take a physical as well as a mental and emotional toll on many women. A new study suggests that emotions such as anger, irritability, and ...

Creating routines — particularly around sleep, diet and exercise — is a pivotal part of many women’s lives. Each month, however, these routines are interrupted by the bloating, reduced energy, cramps ...

It was once a commonly held belief that women's menstrual cycles were linked to the moon's cycles, a theory that researchers from Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) think is highly likely.

Researchers are finally trying to understand the complex causes of menstrual pain, or dysmenorrhea—and potential solutions.

The menstrual cycle is a key physiological process in women: it impacts performance, neuromuscular control, metabolism, and immune response. For professional female athletes, fluctuations in hormones ...

Though the ovary is often reduced to its role in reproduction, research shows it plays a surprisingly central role in a woman’s health throughout her body and lifetime. It is becoming more important ...

Many women’s carefully crafted discipline of healthy food habits goes haywire just before their period. As premenstrual emotions and fatigue strike, so do cravings for foods rich in sugar. 1 But why ...

Some common misconceptions keep women from taking optimal care of their health. Here, doctors set the record straight.