All news on the topic: Periods

A period underwear brand has hit back at critics who deem their new TV advert discussing the reality of periods 'disgusting' - it hopes to normalise menstruation and raise awareness

Dr Miriam Stoppard shares exciting research from Oxford University on a painful condition that also causes depression, anxiety and even infertility in 5-10% of women

WARNING DISTURBING IMAGES: Sydney cried out in pain after she filled her Primark hot water bottle to soothe her period cramps and the boiling water bubbled through a slit and onto her skin

Research by the University of East Anglia suggests restricting food intake reduces the energy available to produce healthy eggs and sperm and so could cause long-term fertility problems

Some children are "struggling to leave home" with many more reporting anxiety and mental health issues, according to councils in England

Shoppers at Tesco have been left in stitches after the supermarket chose to mark King Charles' Coronation with a tampon display in its health and beauty aisle

Fluus developed the product which can regenerated into biogas and fertiliser - and is 15% more absorbent than leading market sanitary items

Britain's Got Talent judge and mum-of-two judge Amanda Holden opens up about her life off-screen as she's rumoured to be moving to the US with her family

Zoe Bailey suffered from crippling periods and was later diagnosed with endometriosis. Following an emergency examination, she says doctors removed her reproductive organs without warning

Dame Kelly Holmes has admitted she is 'in denial of age completely', as the 52-year-old Loose Women presenter opens up about how she's handling symptoms of perimenopause

Sally Newton, 62, started feeling exhausted and out of breath before almost fainting while on holiday - but put her symptoms down to age before a colon cancer diagnosis

A fierce debate has been sparked online over the cost of periods after a social media user claimed they shouldn't cost women more than £13 each year - here's a look at the real cost

Amy Hardy is just one of the 80,000 women in the UK living with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), which left her suicidal, she tells Eimear O’Hagan

Mum-of-two Vikki Jenkins welcomed her daughter in her mid 40s after mistaking pregnancy symptoms with starting perimenopause - and now can't imagine life without her

Annie-Josephine Kearslake from Glossop, was just 12 when she began suffering from extreme pain, however despite years of visiting doctors she was repeatedly told the agonising feeling was down to irritable bowel syndrome or her period

Taking part in exercise during Ramadan can be difficult, but GP Dr Sayyada Mawji has shared her top tips for keeping fit and staying active during the holy month. Here's everything you need to know.

Harry Lyness, 95, was taken by ambulance to the new Royal Liverpool Hospital after he had a fall in the night at his care home - after getting a brain scan he was in a hospital corridor for the next 30 hours

Inflammation is the body’s natural response to an infection or injury. The immune system kicks in, causing redness, heat, swelling and pain around the area before fading away a few days later

With more than 1.5million people in the UK living with endometriosis, women’s health advocate Hannah Devane has urged women to look out for symptoms that commonly get mistaken for being 'normal'

Easter weekend is just around the corner, and the weather will likely dictate whether you're planning to get out and about. The Met Office has revealed its long-range weather forecast, and the UK is in for a sunny bank holiday

The Parole Board concluded Charles Bronson lacks the 'skills to manage his risk of future violence' - the notorious offender was also denied a transfer to an open prison

Scientists used facial reconstruction technology to reconstruct the man's face who is believed to have lived over 30,000 years before the earliest Pharaoh

For many living on the breadline, periods are an added expense that they cannot afford - but Hey Girls and Kate Smith are tackling period poverty one tampon at a time

Fibroids are one of the biggest health concerns for women, an expert says, but little is known about the cause of the condition

Catherine Corner, 31, and Dean Corner, 33, who became 'bad influences' on each other, ordered takeaways three times a week. They decided to make changes after she was denied NHS IVF due to her BMI