Periods

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Endometriosis is a condition where the inner tissue lining of the uterus grows outside of the uterus. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

6 signs that you may be suffering from endometriosis

Endometriosis plagues more women than we know and it’s important to correctly identify it.

25 Jul 2019 7:30 PM

By taking oral contraceptives, one can either stop or considerably lighten the bleeding. (Photo: representational/Pixabay)

Why many women are giving up on periods

With no apparent side-effects or health complications, women are choosing to stop their periods with hormonal tablets.

19 Jul 2019 3:08 PM

New technologies, and in particular self-tracking, are changing the way we perceive our bodies and health. (Photo: Represnettaional/Pixabay)

Are fertility apps really useful?

How useful fertility apps are?

17 Jul 2019 9:20 AM

Other than work-related stress, those who have disturbed sleep, eating disorders or poor dietary patterns can also be prone to period-regulated irregularities. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Is work-related stress affecting your period?

Burnout, or work stress can impact your health in more ways than one.

08 Jul 2019 7:10 PM

Tampons and pads must be changed every 4-8 hours depending on the flow due to hygiene reasons. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Periods? Don’t let it stop you

On World Menstruation Hygiene day, here are some tips that will keep you going.

28 May 2019 12:35 PM

From semen allergy to blackheads on vagina, experts share a few tips. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here are 5 sexual health tips every woman needs to know

There are many signs and symptoms related to periods, menopause or sex that many women are just not aware of.

30 Nov 2018 10:51 AM

While his identity isn’t known, the boy is being praised by people all over social media (Photo: Pixabay)While his identity isn’t known, the boy is being praised by people all over social media (Photo: Pixabay)

Woman writes Facebook post to thank boy who helped her daughter when she got her period

As she seemed embarrassed, the boy reassured her by saying that he has sisters and ‘it’s all good’.

25 Oct 2018 3:03 PM

Volunteers of an NGO educate girls about sanitary pad-vending machines in a school.

Creating a period positive generation

To celebrate Menstrual Hygiene Day, NGOs in the city are hosting a range of events to spark awareness and around this bodily function.

28 May 2018 12:18 AM

Costly menopause vaginal treatments no better than placebo

For now, women and their doctors should opt for the cheapest moisturizer available over the counter.

24 Mar 2018 1:53 PM

Estrogen therapy can help female athletes with eating disorder

Female athletes with exercise-induced menstrual dysfunction (associated with low estrogen levels) often have disordered eating behavior.

18 Mar 2018 2:54 PM

Here are ways to reduce discomfort during period pains. (Photo: AFP)

Here are 10 tips to help fight off period pain

While period pains are natural bodily process, here’s what you can do to ease them.

28 Feb 2018 3:43 PM

Miscarriages were likewise linked with a greater danger of heart disease, with each stillbirth increasing the risk by six per cent. (Photo: Pixabay)

Early periods, menopause linked to heart disease: study

Miscarriage, stillbirth, undergoing a hysterectomy, and bearing children at a young age were also associated with cardiovascular problems.

10 Feb 2018 4:14 PM

Exposure to air pollution in during high school was correlated with menstrual cycle irregularity. (Photo: Pixabay)

Air pollution may affect your menstrual cycle: study

Implications on human disease may come through reducing emissions on a global and individual level.

27 Jan 2018 12:12 PM

During this period women are forbidden from touching cattle and men. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Menstrual exile of Nepal woman sees her dying in freezing conditions

21-year-old was thrown out because of tradition in which women are exiled during menstruation for being impure or harbingers of bad luck.

13 Jan 2018 11:15 AM

Absent periods (amenorrhea) especially at the early age should always be checked out.

Find out why women may have irregular periods

While it is fairly common for women to experience irregular periods from time to time, we list some of the some of the most common reasons.

28 Sep 2017 10:48 AM

Only 17.3 per cent of women born outside the US were menstrual chocolate cravers (Photo: Pixabay)

Chocolate craving not a physical need, says study

Researchers tested increasingly compelling hypothesis that menstrual chocolate cravings may be a culture-bound construct.

05 Sep 2017 10:08 AM

Sex boosts the immune system, strengthens the bones and even reduces wrinkles and cures insomnia. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's why you should be having more sex

Scientists have found making love has feelgood factor associated with it and gives ‘afterglow’ which lasts for up to 48 hours.

05 Sep 2017 9:20 AM

Experts speculate etishes are a result of old childhood memories or experiences that our brains have counter-intuitively come to associate with pleasure (Photo: Pixabay)

Bizarre sexual fetishes that people actually engage in

From getting turned on by hardened criminals to being aroused when being kicked in the balls, we list to you the craziest fetishes ever.

07 Aug 2017 8:14 PM

Kerala's Mathrubhumi News has implemented 'First Day of Period Leave' for its female employees.

Kerala's TV channel starts menstrual leave for female employees

Mathrubhumi plans to implement this decision in its TV channel wing on an experimental basis and may enforce it for whole group later.

20 Jul 2017 2:16 PM

Early menopause increased even further for women whose periods started early if they had no children. (Photo: Pixabay)

Getting period at 11 or younger ups risk of early menopause

The risk of experiencing a natural menopause before the age of 40 becomes higher

25 Jan 2017 12:49 PM

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