The first time I got my period, I was 11 years old and furious at Mother Nature. I was supposed to be spending a day with my little sister at a family friend’s pool, but when I went into the bathroom ...

Speaking of a heavy flow — when I first got my period at around age 12 or 13, I solely used pads. Then as I got older and needed something not as bulky in my underwear when I danced or exercised, I ...

The tampon in the author's daughter's firetruck. (Photo: Photo Courtesy Of Sarah Sahagian) My daughter is crying. Like most toddlers, she has big feelings about snacks, which books to read when mommy ...

I have never been one of those women who has a hard time with tampons. When I first started getting my period I used pads, because those were what they handed out in school. But a family trip to the ...

You are going away on a family vacation to the beach and your 12-year-old daughter is disappointed that she will get her menstrual cycle during the trip. She wants to know what she can do to avoid ...

My first period arrived when I was 13 years old. A few months later, it was Summer and I was invited to a ton of pool parties. A friend I will be forever grateful for introduced me to tampons, and ...

A North Carolina mom is warning other women about the potential dangers of using super-absorbent tampons after she nearly died from a toxic shock syndrome (TSS), a rare but serious infection sometimes ...

(CNN) -- Supply chain problems and inflation have hit virtually all consumer goods, but women who menstruate are now facing an added strain as a shortage of period products hits the United States. Top ...

My official title here at YourTango.com is senior staff writer. Unofficially I think it's safe to say that my title is actually "employee most likely to stick things up her vagina so that our readers ...

Many of the single-use plastic items we use on a day-to-day basis have come under scrutiny recently — and rightly so. These products end up in our forests and oceans and are even ingested by animals, ...