A recent study indicates that girls of color, particularly Black girls, are beginning their menstrual cycles at younger ages than their peers. While the exact reasons for this phenomenon remain ...

The age at which girls are getting their first period seems to be trending younger—a topic that may have come up in your friend groups recently. And now, a new large-scale study published in JAMA ...

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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 ...

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