Girls in the U.S. are getting their first period earlier than in decades past. Researchers say there are multiple factors causing early puberty, including obesity and environmental pollutants. Girls ...

Girls are getting their periods earlier and it is taking longer for their menstrual cycles to regulate – trends that are putting more girls at risk of health problems later in life. The average age of ...

A concerning new study conducted by Dr. Shruthi Mahalingaiah of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has supported the claim that American girls are getting their periods earlier in life. The ...

Girls in the United States are getting their periods earlier, and it's taking longer for them to become regular, according to a study. The age at which women get their first period, known ...

Since the start of the school year, three students in Harrisburg teacher Anjel Green’s 6th and 7th grade classes have had their first periods. Green, a team lead at the Academies at Hamilton School, ...

CARY, N.C. (WTVD) -- For some women access to period products is a challenge -- forcing some girls and women to get creative with their resources. According to research from a national nonprofit, 2 in ...

Girls in the U.S. are getting their first period earlier on average than they did in the 1950s and '60s. That's according to a large new study published this past week in the journal JAMA Network Open ...