HISTORY OFFERS no shortage of unhinged takes on menstruation. In 77AD, Pliny the Elder claimed that contact with menstrual blood would turn crops barren and drive dogs mad. A medieval medical text ...

For anyone who menstruates, this is a routine question during any visit to your doctor. Health care providers generally ask this to determine whether their patient is concerned about a menstrual ...

For anyone who menstruates, this is a routine question during any visit to your doctor. Health care providers generally ask this to determine whether their patient is concerned about a menstrual ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tracking your period is one way of staying on top of your health. peakSTOCK/iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images “When was ...

"When was your last period?" For anyone who menstruates, this is a routine question during any visit to your doctor. Health care providers generally ask this to determine whether their patient is ...

The taboo around periods and menstruation is still, sadly, a thing. Consider this: When was the last time you, a person with a uterus, loudly announced to your coworkers that you needed a tampon, ...

The Middle Ages scientific authority Pliny the Elder wrote 2,000 years ago that hailstorms, whirlwinds and lightning could be “scared away” by a woman “uncovering her body while her monthly courses ...