Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Key Takeaways Hormonal birth control is the most reliable way to control your menstrual cycle.  There is no scientific evidence that vitamin C can induce ...

The first-ever scientific encyclopedia, written by Pliny the Elder in 77 C.E., devoted an entire chapter to menstruation. According to the entry, menstruating women could kill crops and drive dogs mad ...

It is important for everyone—but especially girls, women and people who menstruate—to understand how ovulation and menstruation work. Understanding the menstrual cycle empowers patients to give an ...

As a teenager, I was caught completely off guard the day I discovered blood in my underwear. My first thought wasn’t, “I’ve started my period,” but rather, “Did I somehow injure myself?” I remember ...

Felicity Roux received funding from the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (CHESSN8617438119). Her creation of the menstrual health literacy program My Vital Cycles has been ...