I don’t want to say my period runs my life, but... it kind of runs my life. I experience each phase of my cycle — menstruation, follicular, ovulation, and luteal — seemingly to the utmost degree, and ...

I got my period for the first time when I was 13 years old. I was at summer camp. At the time, it was the worst thing that could possibly happen. I was scared of tampons and too embarrassed to talk to ...

Having a period is a rollercoaster ride, to say the least. Throughout the average 28-day cycle, you go through mood changes, energy highs, energy lows — and then it all culminates with a symphony of ...

A few years ago, GB runner Jessica Judd (listen to our podcast with Jess) made a startling admission: depending on the stage of her menstrual cycle, her 3,000m time could vary by as much as 15 seconds ...

JNM’s Health and Lifestyle website, HerZindagi.com and OnlyMyHealth.com hosted a period party recently ahead of the menstrual ...

With apps and books appearing every day aiming to help you harness your hormones, more of us than ever are realising the power of being informed. And when it comes to exercise, the benefits appear to ...

I was ten years old when I got my period. It was a September day and some girls from my neighborhood and I had just gotten back from 7-Eleven with a slush and candy. I had to use the bathroom, so I ...

The bleeding takes me by surprise, as it regularly does. Having moments ago concluded that I have little to offer, my existence is hollow, and I am simply. Not. Good. At. Anything. I feel an almost ...

I turned 30 in December 2021 and - spoiler alert for anyone approaching it - it wasn’t the big ‘to-do’ that I imagined 30 would be (after growing up ingesting every rom-com ever made). I thought I ...

How many times have you turned to a friend and asked, “Why weren’t we taught this at school?” when talking about your health? My guess is: too many to count. And that’s because, until recently, ...

First, as the discerning human that I am, I wanted to learn more about cycle syncing from more reputable sources than the life coaches whose podcasts I listen to (love them, but even they admit they ...

I was taping Duran Duran photos to my friend’s wall after school when I felt a stream of warm, sticky liquid running down my inner thighs. In the bathroom, angry red blood filled the toilet and, with ...