Mahnoor Omer As a teenager in Pakistan, Mahnoor Omer’s purpose was shaped by two pivotal moments. At 14 years old, dissatisfied with a major NGO’s effort to educate girls about sexual violence, she ...

A new Danish study compiles 10 years of research from one of the world's largest and most detailed puberty cohorts and points to three main conclusions: puberty is occurring earlier; genes, pregnancy ...

It's a lack of resources for girls and women across the world, including here, to obtain the items needed to sanitarily deal with their menstruation.

It’s a conversation many people, especially the younger ones, are uncomfortable having, but one girl says that silence is the problem. Aubrielle Wright, 12, of ...

In this informative video, we're diving into a crucial topic for girls: managing hyperpigmentation during your periods. Hyperpigmentation can be a common concern, and understanding how your menstrual ...

Social media has a way of turning medical misinformation into viral trends, and the latest example is making gynecologists everywhere cringe. Videos claiming that you can simply “scoop out” your ...

For many girls in Kenya, menstruation does not arrive as a natural milestone of growth. Instead, it enters their lives as a season of fear, confusion and deep shame. The first bleed often comes ...

The Center for Racial and Health Equity generously supports MinnPost’s Race & Health Equity coverage; learn why. Since 2024, Minnesota law has required menstrual products to be made available for free ...

ACL injuries are sidelining more young female athletes than ever before and North Texas researchers just got a million-dollar grant to do something about it. Movement science researchers at Scottish ...