The William Haskell House sits on 2.4 acres and features some truly remarkable period details, including five original ...

Puberty is a gradual, whole-body transition that begins well before a girl’s first menstrual period.

First Period houses are the timber-framed dwellings built by the 17 th century settlers of the New World who relied on a medieval building style already out of fashion in the Old World. They were the ...

The age at which a woman has her first period can offer valuable clues about her long-term risk for conditions like obesity, diabetes, heart disease and reproductive health issues, according to a ...

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 ...

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Pregnancy is almost long enough for you to forget what having a period feels like. But rest assured, the first period postpartum will swoop in to remind you—potentially with a vengeance. Here's ...

I was taping Duran Duran photos to my friend’s wall after school when I felt a stream of warm, sticky liquid running down my inner thighs. In the bathroom, angry red blood filled the toilet and, with ...

The day I got my first period is permanently implanted in my brain. As every girl knows, one of the cruel aspects of mother nature is that you never really know when that first period is going to hit.

The age when a woman first starts having her period may be much more significant than she or her doctor realize: it can impact her risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure. But most women aren’t ...