I talked to two ob-gyns and two mental health experts to find out what happens to menstruating people’s bodies and minds ...

While slight fluctuations in a cycle are totally normal (promise), you might still ... but this month you need to break out ...

While your period is often viewed as the main event of your menstrual cycle ... alive — typically 12-24 hours. However, it's important to note that there is a 3-to-5-day window around ovulation ...

Let’s start with the follicular phase, which happens mid-way through your cycle as your ... during their period. “During the luteal phase of menstruation (around 14 days before a period ...

It's also very unlikely that you would get pregnant during your period or one to two days after it. However, it could happen if you have irregular periods or conditions that throw off your cycle.

Once the cause of the stress eases or the person learns coping strategies to manage it, their regular cycle ... every 24 days or less often than every 38 days. Individuals may miss a period ...

Knowing what happens during a typical menstrual cycle can help a person understand how the pill works. According to the Office on Women’s Health, a period may come every 24 to 38 days ...

It lasts 28 days on average, but it can vary from one person to another or one cycle to the next. When the uterus sheds its lining, it causes a flow of blood called a period. The first day of ...

While slight fluctuations in a cycle are totally normal (promise ... but this month you need to break out the tampons on day 24, your period isn’t really all that early, according to OB ...