Getting your first period can come with a lot of conflicting feelings, from confusion and fear to excitement or relief. Knowing what to expect — as much as is possible — is one thing that can make ...

You can stop your period with continuous cycle pills, an IUD, shots, patches, or vaginal rings. To delay your period, you can skip your placebo week of birth control and start a new pack. You can't ...

Marissa Nivison receives funding from The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Gizem Keskin receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

When I was a teenager, my mother took preparing for vacations extremely seriously. As well as teaching me and my younger sister to exfoliate thoroughly in order to get the best tan (it was the early ...