Try our cup risk-free with our day money-back guarantee. We have answers for girls and ideas for parents. Do not worry about talking about periods, sharing information and advice is the best way to understand your period and have a happy month! Have you just started your period? Or want to know what to expect? Your period is growing, it is nothing to worry about - it is an important part of growing up. Your period is passing by your blood as part of a natural process to prepare your body for pregnancy. Now that your body is changing you can get pregnant, and just before your first period too. Your period happens once a month, and usually lasts between days, but it may take a few months for your period to be regular and predictable, the first few may be light and irregular.
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Here are some of the questions you have asked about menstruation say men-stroo-ay-shun periods. If there is anything else you want to know, or things you can't understand, you can ask your question using the "Feedback" form click on the "Feedback" link and we will include it if we can. Our topic 'Periods - having a period' will give you more information. Do you always have mood swings when you have your period? Not everyone has all these symptoms, and some girls do not have any. Sometimes girls find they have a lot more energy just before their period starts. These feelings usually do not last for more than a day or so, but if they are bothering you, have a talk to your mother or your doctor, because there are some things you can do which can make a difference to how you feel. Ask mum to look up "Periods" in the Parenting section of the Child and Youth Health web-site for some more information.
Your First Period (Especially for Teens)
On average, we get our first period menstruation between the age of 12 and Some girls start as young as the age of 8. Other girls are 18 years old when they get their first period.
A period is a release of blood from a girl's uterus , out through her vagina. It is a sign that she is getting close to the end of puberty. There is a lot to learn about periods. Here are some common questions that teens have. Most girls get their first period when they're around But getting it any time between age 10 and 15 is OK. Every girl's body has its own schedule.
