Audio Timeline Slider: Use the left or right arrow keys to decrease or increase the slider value. Period pain, Payne says, is a key variable in health studies that may seem unrelated to menstruation, ...

Bridgerton’s back, wildly unconventional literary adaptations are all the rage, and an Austen takeover is imminent: For the period-drama obsessives among us, 2026 will be a year to remember. These are ...

Raven La Fae, a 32-year-old artist in Calgary, Canada, has always been able to predict their menstrual periods almost to the day; it arrived every 28 days and lasted for five. But after contracting ...

Carley Millhone is a writer and editor based in the Midwest who covers health, women's wellness, and travel. Her work has appeared in publications like SELF, Greatist, and PureWow. Qin Rao, MD, is a ...

Gee Gee D. was loading the washing machine when she noticed a blood stain on her underwear Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

Dr. Anju Goel, MD, MPH, is a public health consultant and physician with more than 10 years of experience in the California public health system. Heavy periods that cause blood loss can lead to iron ...