A new study out of Brazil links early or late menstruation onset to health struggles later in life. How the timing of your first period can influence your risk of obesity, high blood pressure and ...

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

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 ...

Preparing your child for their first period—and roughly 40 more years of menstruation that follow—can feel like a big responsibility. But this milestone doesn't have to be overwhelming or awkward. In ...

Girls in the United States are getting their periods earlier, and it's taking longer for them to become regular, according to a study. The age at which women get their first period, known ...

Liliana 'Lili' Castaneda, 14, was diagnosed with a rare vaginal cancer called clear cell carcinoma Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024 ...