For most girls, their first menstrual period, or menarche (say: meh-nar-kee), begins about 1 1/2 to 2 years after breast development starts. In some girls, the time from the beginning of puberty to getting the first menstrual period may take only 6 months; for other girls, it may take longer - up to 3 years. Every girl is different, and there is a wide range of normal development during puberty.
A good sign you're getting close to the time when your first period will arrive is if you notice a thick, white mucous discharge coming from your vagina. Usually, this happens for a number of months before you get your first period.
After you've gotten your period and you're menstruating, it means that your body is able to have a baby (even though you probably don't want one yet!). Every girl has two ovaries filled with thousands of tiny eggs and two fallopian tubes that connect the ovaries to a place called the uterus or womb, where babies grow. If you've already gotten your period, it means that special chemicals, or hormones, in your body are telling the eggs in your ovaries to mature.
So each month, one egg matures and begins its journey to the uterus. While it's traveling, the walls of your uterus get thicker with blood and tissue, which can act as a nice, soft cushion for a baby. Once the egg reaches the uterus, if it hasn't been fertilized by sperm, the uterus doesn't need this blood-and-tissue cushion and pushes it out through your vagina. Ta dah! Your period has arrived!
Once you get your period, you may once again worry about whether you're normal. No two girls' periods are exactly alike. Some girls have periods that last for 2 days, and other girls have periods that last for more than a week. Some girls have very heavy periods with monthly cramps, and others have much lighter periods after the first couple of days.
It also takes a while (usually 12 to 18 months) for a girl's period to become regular after her first period. You may get your first period and then not have another for a few months. That's perfectly normal. The amount of blood you lose during your period can vary, too. You can bleed anywhere from a few spoonfuls to a cup (240 milliliters) of blood each time you have your period.
If you think that you are bleeding too much or are worried that something is wrong, talk to your doctor. Some differences are normal, but you shouldn't be bleeding for a few weeks at a time or going more than 6 months without a period.
Are you thinking a lot about when your first period will arrive? You're not alone. Lots of girls wonder and wonder - when will it come? If you feel a little worried or anxious about getting your period, it can help to talk to someone you trust, like your mom or older sister.
Reviewed by: Barbara P. Homeier, MD
Date reviewed: December 2004
http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/when_period.html
2006-12-08 11:06:07
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answered by Sancira 7
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How old are you? You must be pretty Young.
As a woman releases an egg each month, the lining of her womb becomes thicker to prepare itself for pregnancy. If the egg is fertilized, this lining will then gently cushion the egg as it develops into a baby. If the egg is not fertilized, both the egg and lining leave the woman’s body through the vagina - and this is what causes the bleeding you experience during your period.
You should really talk to your mum or an older sister (if you have one) They'll understand they've been through it too remember!!
For more information about periods -
http://beinggirl.com
http://gurl.com
Starting your periods means you are healthy so don't worry about it too much!!
~Katie~
2006-12-08 09:13:18
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answered by Katie 4
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awww thats so cute it means ur a woman now..
this distiguishes us women from men...the ability to endure this every month is our strength and therefore pride
make sure u let ur mom kno hunni its nothing to be embarrassed of
its a hormonal cycle and mean go thru hormonal cycles too except they dont have periods so we tend to keep our period hushed as tho they're bad or something...but its really amazing how it all works u'll see in bio...ur uterus builds up a lining every month in case u get pregnant...if ur egg is unfertilized it will pass through and ur body wont need the lining so it will release it and make then renew itself...that is why women a the most beutiful creations of god!
2006-12-08 09:38:46
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answered by Anonymous
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Yellow in your knickers is subjective. If it's brownish yellow then yes but yellow discharge sounds infectious. When you period is over make sure you dont see this nastiness in your drawers.
2016-05-23 07:30:14
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answered by Anonymous
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A period is when the built up lining in your uterus is released...the cramps that are accompanied is when your uterus cramps up and releases and that is how the lining is shed. Gross, huh? Periods suck, but you'll get used to them.
2006-12-08 09:02:09
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answered by Mrs.H 3
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it is the little dot at the end of a sentance!
and u cant start a period at the begining stupid!!
lol
2006-12-09 03:49:45
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answered by Cora G 1
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a period is a dot at the end of a sentence
2006-12-08 09:04:26
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answered by BJC 4
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It is when your over ease is letting all the fertilization cime out. It is completely normal for girls.
2006-12-08 09:42:04
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answered by blondebeauty 4
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it is when you shed blood and other stuff from your uterus,see when you get pregnant it blood dosent shed because that is where the baby forms (in the uterus)
2006-12-08 09:05:55
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answered by Anonymous
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awww thats so sweet! u mom didnt tell u ! well i cant tell ova the puter so email me
2006-12-08 09:12:52
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answered by coco chick!<3 2
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