Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Period symptoms are common, but some could signal something more serious. (Getty Images) (LaylaBird via Getty Images) Periods are ...

It’s normal for some days of your period to be heavier than others. For many menstruating women, the first day or two of their period is heaviest. It’s best to be prepared for your heavy flow days ...

Here’s what you need to know, straight from gynecologists.

There are many period products on the market from pads, tampons and cups to discs. Yet, there is a dearth of reliable information about how much menstrual blood they can hold — a useful metric for ...

Are you open to try free-bleeding? If you’re unfamiliar or only heard the term in passing, it’s the practice of allowing one’s self, when on their period, to bleed without blocking or collecting the ...

If you are sexually active and have a light period, take a pregnancy test to rule out pregnancy. Stress can change your period to be lighter or even stop it completely. Hormonal birth control can make ...

It turns out that providing free period products is not just a good idea, but a good business. Aunt Flow founder and CEO Claire Coder says her Columbus-based startup of providing menstruation products ...

Living with heavy periods can be a nightmare. There’s the constant fear of leaks. You may have to get up in the middle of the night to change your hygiene products, and to top it all off, you may have ...