Everywhere I look, I see articles about the “Four Phases of the Menstrual Cycle,” and it drives me and every other OB-GYN absolutely insane. But what is the scientific truth to this dubious claim? Let ...

HISTORY OFFERS no shortage of unhinged takes on menstruation. In 77AD, Pliny the Elder claimed that contact with menstrual blood would turn crops barren and drive dogs mad. A medieval medical text ...

You can take it as a signal I’m premenstrual if you see me in the gym in an oversized hoodie and a pair of leggings – partly for comfort, but also to focus less attention on my body. The relationship ...

Felicity Roux received funding from the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (CHESSN8617438119). Her creation of the menstrual health literacy program My Vital Cycles has been ...

Renita White, MD, is an obstetrician/gynecologist at Georgia Obstetrics and Gynecology in Atlanta, Georgia. Her areas of expertise include fibroids, irregular vaginal ...