Menstruation
Why is Endometriosis Often Ignored? Symptoms and Treatment, Explained
Sarah Digby barely remembers her first period, but the third is locked in her brain. She was in a seventh-grade reading class in San Antonio, her feet propped up on the desk chair in front of her, when the pain shot down from her pelvis to the back of her legs. Her feet went numb. […]
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Covid-19 Vaccines Temporarily Changed Menstrual Cycles, Study Shows
Nearly half of the participants of a recent study who were menstruating regularly at the time of the survey reported heavier bleeding during their periods after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. Others who did not typically menstruate — including transgender men, people on long-acting contraceptives, and post-menopausal women — also experienced unusual bleeding. The new study […]
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Why Deleting Your Period Tracker Won’t Protect Your Privacy
In May 1972, the Chicago police raided a high-rise apartment where a group called the Jane Collective was providing abortions. It was the year before the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision gave women the constitutional right to decide whether to give birth, and abortion was a criminal offense in Illinois. Seven women were arrested, […]
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Puberty Starts Earlier Than It Used To. No One Knows Why.
Several factors are most likely contributing at once. And many of these issues disproportionately impact lower-income families, which may partly explain the racial differences in puberty onset in the United States, the researchers said. A new normal? For decades, medical textbooks have defined the stages of puberty using the so-called Tanner Scale, which was based […]
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Women’s Periods May Be Late After Coronavirus Vaccination, Study Suggests
Shortly after coronavirus vaccines were rolled out about a year ago, women started reporting erratic menstrual cycles after receiving the shots. Some said their periods were late. Others reported heavier bleeding than usual or painful bleeding. Some postmenopausal women who hadn’t had a period in years even said they had menstruated again. A study published […]
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