help---period is...?

Question

hi...
what is your period? i'm 9yr and i dunno(using friends account) friends say has to do with blood...?

Answer 1

ask your mom

Answer 2

Menstruation is a woman's monthly bleeding. It is also called menses, menstrual period, or period. When a woman has her period, she is menstruating. The menstrual blood is partly blood and partly tissue from the inside of the uterus (womb). It flows from the uterus through the small opening in the cervix, and passes out of the body through the vagina. Most menstrual periods last from three to five days. What is the menstrual cycle? Menstruation is part of the menstrual cycle, which helps a woman's body prepare for the possibility of pregnancy each month. A cycle starts on the first day of a period. The average menstrual cycle is 28 days long. However, a cycle can range anywhere from 23 days to 35 days. The parts of the body involved in the menstrual cycle include the brain, pituitary gland, uterus and cervix, ovaries, fallopian tubes, and vagina. Body chemicals called hormones rise and fall during the month and make the menstrual cycle happen. The ovaries make two important female hormones, estrogen and progesterone. Other hormones involved in the menstrual cycle include follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH), made by the pituitary gland. What happens during the menstrual cycle? In the first half of the menstrual cycle, levels of estrogen rise and make the lining of the uterus grow and thicken. In response to follicle-stimulating hormone, an egg (ovum) in one of the ovaries starts to mature. At about day 14 of a typical 28-day cycle, in response to a surge of luteinizing hormone, the egg leaves the ovary. This is called ovulation. In the second half of the menstrual cycle, the egg begins to travel through the fallopian tube to the uterus. Progesterone levels rise and help prepare the uterine lining for pregnancy. If the egg becomes fertilized by a sperm cell and attaches itself to the uterine wall, the woman becomes pregnant. If the egg is not fertilized, it either dissolves or is absorbed into the body. If pregnancy does not occur, estrogen and progesterone levels drop, and the thickened lining of the uterus is shed during the menstrual period.

Answer 3

Your period is your menstrual cycle and it occurs when your reproductive organs mature. Your ovaries are constantly producing eggs, and when you go through puberty you have your period. This means that when you have your period the eggs your ovaries created go into your uterus where a baby stays when it is inside its mother. The purpose of your reproductive system is to have babies, so when you don't make the eggs in your uterus become a baby your body needs to get it out. So when you have your period you are releasing the egg, which will have blood along with it. To get a detailed explanation you should talk to an older trusted female in your life.

Answer 4

well once a month the uterine lining is shed, which causes blood secretion from the vagina. This can last anywhere from 3-7 days. Side effect can include cramping, nausea, headaches, moodieness, all that can be referred to as PMS, or Premenstrual Syndrome.

Sound like fun? You'll be glad when you hit menopause (just kidding, its really not that bad).

Answer 5

i wouldn't worry about it right now. i don't think you are at the point where you HAVE to know the answer. but if you just have to, i would advice you to ask your mom or a female that you trust. if you don't feel comfortable doing that you could go online. there are a bunch of sites for those types of questions.
but just in case you are worried, it's not something bad, it just means you are growing up and your body is maturing.

Answer 6

a period is what every girl gets durin puberty. what it is, u have bloo come out of ur thingy ma bober and its dirty blood so your body is cleaning itself u have to wear a pad/tampon and u get it for one week every month. Basically u can get pregnant after u have the period

Answer 7

Don't worry, when you are ten/eleven or in the 5th grade, your school will have this thing called "mother, daughter tea". I attended it with my mom and they talk about the start of your menstruation. It's was informative.

Answer 8

when you get your period, your body starts to change. you will begin to look more like a woman, and you will start to bleed from your vagina once a month. feel free to ask the school nurse. it would be best to talk to your parents, though.

Answer 9

Go talk to your mom is my best advice! That's all i'm going to tell you because I'm not sure if your parents approve of you being on here.

Answer 10

hold on a second....your 9 yrs old, you dont know what a period is but you know how to you parenthesis??~~ > [ ] correctly...... Sounds to me like this is a joke.

Answer 11

I think you need to talk to your mother or a family member.