Girls in the U.S. are getting their first period earlier on average than they did in the 1950s and '60s. That's according to a large new study published this past week in the journal JAMA Network Open ...

Getting your first period after childbirth is a step in your body’s recovery process. The answer to this depends on several factors, including whether you're breastfeeding and how your body is ...

Breast development usually starts about two years before the first period. Emotional changes and mood swings can occur just before the period. Growth spurts and pubic hair growth are early signs of ...

There is a widespread belief that if you get your period early, your reproductive life will end early, and if you get it late, you get more time ...

Girls in the U.S. are getting their first period earlier than in decades past. Researchers say there are multiple factors causing early puberty, including obesity and environmental pollutants. Girls ...