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

Women make fewer mistakes while on their periods, despite feeling less capable at this time of the month, research suggests. Experts discovered that women experience fluctuations in mental agility ...

More than 90% of women say they experience premenstrual symptoms of some kind, according to the Office on Women’s Health, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services. Symptoms may ...

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 ...

Period talk is still somewhat taboo, which can make it difficult for people to know whether or not they have a heavier than average flow. (Illustration: Katie Martin for Yahoo; Photo: Getty Images) ...

The original idea of menstrual synchronisation is that women's pheromones interact when they are close together, causing them to have their periods at the same time. University of Chicago psychologist ...

Should runners with a period track their menstrual cycles with the same attention to detail as HRV, nutritional intake, and sleep? Could period tracking really help athletes crack the code for a PR?