Menstruation

Stacey Macdonald tells Newsweek about how having a hysterectomy changed her life in this original essay.

Taijah Watson reveals what happened when she awoke in bed, covered in blood, in this exclusive essay.

"If they force us to do things like [wearing the] hijab and filter everything for us, we will filter their visibility," one woman in Iran told Newsweek.

The effects lasted just one or two months, and researchers saw no impact on fertility at all.

Dr. Chris Koutures told Newsweek that information on students' periods "should not go to the school."

Some women on Australia's Antarctic research stations felt the need to hide their periods for fear of being judged by male peers.

"I can admit that I kind of went HAM on purpose to cause a scene, and it freaked my whole family out," the teen said in her now-viral Reddit post.

Period pain relief company somedays hooked men in Calgary, Alberta, up to a cramp simulator and got some gut-wrenching responses.

"A lot of menstrual conditions go undiagnosed because as women we are conditioned to put up with the pain every month," one user commented.

Data suggests many women are swapping apps amid concerns that their health data could be used in abortion trials.

Abortion-rights activists have raised concerns over period-tracking apps' data being used as evidence of people having an abortion.

Gynecologist Dr. Jennifer Gunter explained to Newsweek: "Menstrual products are about comfort and that means different things to different people."

The popular post from an office worker online left women outraged after she claimed to have been told to stop carrying sanitary towels to the bathroom.

According to the man, his sister said that keeping pads in the bathroom is "not appropriate" "other people could see them."

The man ended up breaking things off after his date laughed at his claim that "women have periods from their butts."

"I found it in my boyfriend's drawer so I am doing some investigation," she told Tampax in an email shown in the video online.

A data error saw health officials wrongly report that a prepubescent child suffered the side effect after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

A commenter joked that the men in the friend group should have worn the machine for a full week.

Intimina points out that there is no medical reason not to engage in period sex, and you can do so with the Ziggy Cup.

Intimina wants to eliminate stereotypes about menstruation while providing reliable information on all women's reproductive health needs.

Darius Covington wanted to see if he could go about a simple task while experiencing pain equivalent to a period. His hilarious TikTok shows the experiment's unfortunate results.

Legislation which ensures local authorities have a legal duty to offer period products passed through the Scottish parliament unanimously on Tuesday.

When people do not have enough iodine, the thyroid gland cannot make enough thyroid hormones. This deficiency can lead to a variety of iodine deficiency disorders including goiter, hypothyroidism, cretinism, and reproductive failure.

Dozens of protesters in Seattle and Portland are convinced that law enforcement officers exposing them to tear gas led to them having abnormal menstrual cycles.

The method could forecast the end of a woman's period one to two years in advance of the menopause.

A link between psychosis and the menstrual cycle was first proposed in the 1800s.

In most states menstrual products are not sales tax-exempt, a category primarily reserved for food, prescription medications, and other "necessities of life."

Any vote against access to sanitary products is a vote in support of prison staff who dehumanize women in their custody by forcing them to subsist in blood-soiled clothes. Hardly country club activities.

During a hearing on a bill to make free tampons, sanitary pads and menstrual cups a right for Maine's female prisoners, Republican lawmaker Richard Pickett of Dixfield said that risked turning prisons into country clubs.

A city council in England issued guidelines to teachers of sexual-education courses that young students should be taught "all genders" can get their period.