When a patient calls me and asks, “Why am I spotting?” I’m not being difficult when I insist on an appointment. Of all the symptoms gynecologists deal with, the one that probably has the longest list ...

While alcohol can impact several hormones involved in menstruation, its exact effect on uterine bleeding isn’t clear. Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) refers to heavy periods, or bleeding or spotting ...

Doctors should pay more attention to women’s menstrual cycles and treat them as an additional vital sign to assess a patient’s health, researchers have said, after a new study found a link between ...

Diabetes may cause unusual changes to a person’s menstrual cycle. Likewise, the hormonal changes that happen throughout the menstrual cycle can affect a person’s diabetes. This article explains how ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “We observed that women with self-reported menstrual cycles for 25 days or less had more somatic and ...