Aunt Flo, that time of the month, Shark Week — whatever you call it, periods are a fact of life for about half the population. D.C. schools will teach students about the menstrual cycle under new ...

Last year, Florida took significant action curtailing sexual education as part of the nation’s increasingly polarized culture wars, but Omnicom Health Group (OHG) didn’t take it lying down. In July ...

Period education in schools plays a critical role in fostering a culture of girls feeling prepared and having open conversations when it comes to periods. Research reveals 60% of UK students find the ...

California is poised to become the next state to require schools to teach students about menstruation after legislation passed both chambers—making it one of the few to have a requirement for ...

Losing your first tooth is a rite of passage for many children. But what if we never talked to them about this normal part of childhood? Imagine if they didn’t know what was happening, scared of the ...

Utah high school senior Megan Reid was determined to get dispensers with period products in her school bathrooms last school year. It came at a big cost: Reid convinced legislators to make it happen ...

A controversial piece of legislation in Florida, which would prevent educators from teaching about menstruation and other sex education topics in elementary school, advanced out of the House Education ...

Providing adolescents with practical, evidence-based information about menstrual health can significantly improve their preparedness and confidence in managing the physical and emotional changes that ...

Some lawmakers and advocates want access to period products to be regulated under federal Title IX law, which prohibits sex discrimination in schools, so students who can't afford these items don't ...

Students who don't have access to pads or tampons because they can't afford them are more likely to miss classroom learning time than other kids. State and local laws that would provide free products ...