Periods

"The brother-in-law is such a horrific misogynist," one user wrote in response to the shocking post.

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

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.

"It soaks up all the negative energy," one user said.

"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 scene from the Disney+ animation "Baymax!" features a person wearing a trans flag buying period pads, sparking both outrage and praise online.

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

The Supreme Court ruling has sparked fears among women the data could be used against them.

Spain is poised to be the first Western country to offer time off from work for women with menstrual pain.

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

Oregon's "Menstrual Dignity Act" requires schools to provide period sanitary items in all school bathrooms in K-12.

Fellow parents and teachers were disturbed by the man's behavior and praised the mom for stepping in to protect her daughter.

He told her "it just doesn't feel comfortable for him" and he will sleep on the couch until she switches to tampons.

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

The issue came to a head after the woman's husband threw out a whole box of unused tampons while his wife was on her period.

A gynecologist said I was experiencing: endometriosis. He was the first person to tell me why I was in pain.

A man revealed on Reddit that he knew his sister's friend got her first period and needed pads but he took her to ballet class without them.

My platform allows me to show people that there is no shame in saying the words vagina and vulva on social media. We have commercials for erectile dysfunction so why can't we talk about vaginismus and vulvodynia?

Of the video's 21 million viewers, many are are pushing the joke to new lengths, while others remain simply baffled.

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.

Menstrual cramps are a frustration that many women have during their period. But just because it's part of their cycle doesn't mean they have to live with the pain. Meet Livia, a wearable gadget designed to provide instant relief from menstrual pain.

The study involved over 79,500 pre-menopausal women.

When the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact the U.S, our inboxes started to flood with messages from people needing help.

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

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.

The girl's family survived the cyclone by hiding in their home next to the hut.