When it comes to getting pregnant, you probably have many questions, and—if you have irregular or nonexistent menses—you may wonder if you can ovulate without your period. Along those lines, can you ...

STUDIES AS WELL. IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, OVER THE LAST CENTURY, GIRLS HAVE BEEN GETTING THEIR PERIODS AT A YOUNGER AND YOUNGER AGE, ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY. GETTING YOUR PERIOD BEFORE THE AGE OF ...

SDI Productions/Getty Images / E+ Girls in the U.S. are getting their first menstrual period about 6 months earlier on average than they did in the 1950s and '60s. And more girls are beginning ...

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Girls are getting their first periods at a younger age, according to a new study. Research conducted by Harvard University's public health school found that, in the US, the time of a person's first ...

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Girls in the United States have been getting their periods at younger ages over the last fifty years, with additional variation among races, according to a new study. The study published in the JAMA ...

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Girls in the U.S. are getting their first menstrual period about 6 months earlier on average than they did in the 1950s and ‘60s. And more girls are beginning menstruation before the age of 9, which ...

Researchers say multiple factors are likely impacting early puberty, including obesity, stress and endocrine-disrupting hormones which are widespread in the environment. (SDI Productions/Getty Images ...