While period pain and heavy menstrual bleeding are common, they're often dealt with privately. Yet they take a profound toll ...

For millions of women, period pain is something to endure quietly. Severe cramps, heavy bleeding, bloating or pelvic discomfort are often brushed aside as part of being a woman. But doctors warn that ...

Gemma Sawyer is supported by a Wellcome Trust PhD studentship in Molecular, Genetic and Lifecourse Epidemiology (ref: 218495/Z/19/Z). The funders had no role in study design or analysis. Gemma Sharp ...

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