You can stop your period with continuous cycle pills, an IUD, shots, patches, or vaginal rings. To delay your period, you can skip your placebo week of birth control and start a new pack. You can't ...

Cramping and changes in menstrual cycles are common. But severe pain and bleeding that disrupt daily life are not. Here’s how ...

Two health experts have issued an important message to anyone whose period is ‘pouring out like water’ as you might need to ...

Treatment options for heavy periods include hormonal contraceptives, tranexamic acid, progestins, and some surgical procedures. Heavy menstrual bleeding, known scientifically as menorrhagia, can be ...

It’s not always easy for teens and preteens to talk about periods, but it’s important to have those conversations, especially when heavy flow is getting in the way of school, sports, and social plans.

It can take several months for your period to regulate after a Mirena IUD insertion. Some people may notice that their period stops within a year of insertion. While Mirena doesn’t stop periods in all ...

It is important to change your menstrual product like a pad every 4 hours. But if you are doing it more often then it may be due to heavy menstrual bleeding. It is something that can be experienced by ...

Let’s be honest: Periods, in general, aren’t exactly comfortable. If you’re one of the 10 million Americans who deal with heavy bleeding during your period, then you have all the more reason to ...

It is hard to explain just how debilitating heavy periods are to people that haven’t experienced them. Even in healthcare settings, it’s often not a comfortable topic – the ‘Just A Period’ survey ...

We’re in the heat, I mean heart, of summer and if you’re like us, your calendar is booked for days at the beach, road trips with loved ones, outdoor concerts and neighborhood cookouts. What’s not ...