Haudenosaunee women are learning traditional "moon time" teachings so their daughters can approach their menstrual cycle with ...

A s the average length of women’s menstrual cycles matches the moon’s 29.5-day waxing and waning cycle, many cultures associated the moon with fertility. The celestial body’s influence on humans ...

The timing of the menstrual cycle was also believed to hold significant meaning among early humans, who connected menses to the Moon. After all, the Latin word menses means “month,” which is ...

For centuries, the full moon has been a source of fascination and mystery, often linked to various aspects of human behavior ...

A 1986 study of 826 women in the journal Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica found that 28.3% of participants started menstruation around the new moon— more than any other phase of the ...

The lunar calendar has long been associated with women's menstrual cycles, but a new study has officially revealed the two are intrinsically linked. Researchers from France and the US analyzed ...

Why does it affect women more? Women's greater sensitivity to the lunar cycle could be due to several biological and social factors. Firstly, the female menstrual cycle has an average duration ...

But the tide is changing as recent research suggests the lunar cycle has a subtle influence on some people—specifically when it comes to cyclical phenomena such as sleep, the female menstrual ...

Fluctuations in ovarian sex hormones across the menstrual cycle may influence women’s likelihood of alcohol consumption.