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I dismissed my bad period symptoms for years. Then my friend lost an organ.

A few months ago, I was walking through my local mall when my friend Jen* called me out of the blue. Not for any usual reason ...
Cosmopolitan

Endometriosis Is So Much More Than Just a “Bad Period”

When Emma Williams-Tully was 10 years old, she woke up in the middle of the night in a pool of blood. After rushing into her parents’ bedroom, her mother explained that she’d started her period. But ...
WBAL-TV

Menstrual symptoms: The important indicators for overall women's health

DOCTOR. LIKE IT OR NOT, PERIODS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART ABOUT BEING A WOMAN. IT EFFECTIVELY IDENTIFIES OVARIAN HEALTH. WELL, DOCTOR KEVIN AUDLIN AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER SAYS PERIODS CAN BE ANNOYING AND ...
Cosmopolitan

We have to stop belittling endometriosis: it’s so much more than a ‘bad period’

When Emma Williams-Tully was ten years old, she woke up in the middle of the night to find herself surrounded by a pool of blood. After rushing into her parents’ bedroom, her mother explained that she ...
CNET

Always Get Sick Around Your Period? You May Have the 'Period Flu'

Dr. Omar Al-Heeti is an assistant professor of medicine at Southern Illinois University and practices internal medicine with a specialty in infectious diseases. He received his medical degree from the ...

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

Research finds period pain and heavy bleeding costs the Australian economy about A$14 billion every year in lost productivity.