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What are irregular periods?

Having an occasional irregular or abnormal period is usually not a problem, but an irregular menstrual cycle can signal ...
WebMD

When Your Period Signals a Problem

As you probably learned back in middle school, menstruation is the monthly shedding of your uterine lining. Though it can be uncomfortable and sometimes inconvenient, your period is your body's way of ...
Essence

Here's How Your Period Gives Insight Into Your Hormonal Health, According To Experts

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Perkins suggests that adopting holistic lifestyle habits can encourage a happy and healthy reproductive system regardless of your age or demographics or ...
The Conversation

Heavy periods can lead to big health problems for young women — but many don’t get the help they need

People with heavy menstrual bleeding may loose close to a pint of liquid during their period. Tony Thiethoaly/ Shutterstock Many of us have no idea whether or not our period is “normal”. It’s no ...
The Conversation

Period pain and heavy bleeding cost the Australian economy billions every year in lost productivity: study

While period pain and heavy menstrual bleeding are common, they’re often dealt with privately. Yet they take a profound toll on a person’s health – and finances. Now, our new study has calculated how ...