Breast tenderness and other symptoms of puberty may precede menarche (the first period). Learn how to sense when her period ...

Education is really important and for it to be "normalised” at a younger age is essential – not just for females but males ...

"Mumma, what happens during periods? Do we wear a diaper?" my youngest cousin, then barely ten years old, innocently asked my aunt. Her question fell amidst amusement and realisation- realisation ...

Girls in the U.S. are getting their first periods earlier than they did in the 1950s and '60s. This aligns with a growing global pattern of children entering puberty at younger ages. Girls who ...

According to 2015 WaterAid research, 61 percent of Nigerian girls interviewed use repurposed cloth to manage their first few periods, and 45 percent stay away from school for a few days when they ...