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Irregular periods? Here may be some of the reasons

24 Sept 2017 8:00 AM

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Winter can make periods worse, expert reveals

18 Jan 2018 5:46 AM

As progesterone and estrogen levels drop at the beginning of the period, this causes you to become hungrier. (Photo: Pixabay)

Craving chocolates during periods? Here's why

The researchers believed that the people now generally let their cravings run amok based on the cues predominantly set...

17 Jan 2018 2:50 PM

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Early periods, menopause linked to heart disease: study

The findings are not the first to uncover a link between reproductive factors and cardiovascular diseases.

16 Jan 2018 3:56 AM

Willingness to talk about condoms, is one of the strongest predictors of whether a couple will engage in safer sex. (Photo: Pixabay)

Studies show having sex makes your period end quicker

With every orgasm women have, their uterus contracts, and with every contraction the blood expels faster than it would...

15 Jan 2018 12:12 PM

Amid a worsening epidemic of opioid addiction, doctors often try to prescribe alternative painkillers or other therapies for patients (Photo: AFP)

Illegal pills given to women workers in TN to make them work through...

Pills given to the Thomson Reuters Foundation by workers had no markings to show the brand, their composition or expiry...

14 Jun 2019 9:17 AM

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Take a break, period!

Devleena believes that bringing about a change of this sort will go a long way in changing the stigma around the topic.

11 July 2017 6:42 PM

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Menstruation does not affect brain function: study

Researchers examined the three aspects of cognition across two menstrual cycles.

4 July 2017 12:38 PM

Only 12 per cent of Indian women can actually afford commercially produced sanitary napkins.

Let's talk about period!

While the country still shies away from talking about menstruation, this 19-year-old has taken upon herself to educate...

17 Dec 2017 8:22 PM