A Guide to Puberty and Menstrual Cycles

 

Puberty is the name for the time when your body goes through changes and you begin to go from being a child to an adult. Your hormone levels change and you develop breasts and start your menstrual periods. You grow taller all of a sudden. Puberty usually starts between 8 and 13 years of age. During puberty, the same basic things happen to every girl. But the time when these changes happen is different for every girl. These changes are normal and healthy and are all part of becoming a woman. They are something to celebrate!

 

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• What Happens During Puberty
• Late or Early Breast Development
• Timing of My Menstrual Period
• Why I Get My Menstrual Period and What It Feels Like
• Pregnancy
• Feminine Protection
• PMS: Premenstrual Syndrome
• Menstrual Cramps
• Big Clots of Blood/Spotting of Blood
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• Choosing a Primary Health Care Provider
• Acne & Skin Care
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Written by the Center for Young Women's Health Staff

 

Updated 5/12/2006

 

 

 

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