Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lotus Kay started to feel depressed when she was 12 years old. But when she got her first period about a year later, a peculiar ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The relationship between depression and period pain may be partly genetically driven, a new study suggests. Up to 90% of people ...

The ebb and flow of your hormones can be hard to handle, and it can be even more difficult during a menstrual cycle. These ...

Around half of teenage girls experience moderate to severe period pain. The mechanical force of the uterus contracting and inflammatory chemicals such as prostaglandins contribute to this pain.

Menstrual pain is known as dysmenorrhea, which occurs in the pelvis or abdomen for typically up to three days once the bleeding starts. Previous studies have shown a correlation between dysmenorrhea ...

One in six women in the United States has depression, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data based on a self-reported questionnaire. And new research seems to confirm what many ...

Research has found a strong correlation between painful periods and high rates of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts ...

(CNN) — Up to 90% of people who menstruate experience pain during their periods. For some, that pain is severe and linked with symptoms of depression, which are often thought to be a result of the ...