Puberty & Your Menstrual Cycle

 

What Happens During Puberty?	Alt. Menstrual Products
Breast Development	PMS
Why Do I Get My Period?	Menstrual Cramps
Timing of My Period	Clotting/Spotting Blood
Feminine Protection

 

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 will change, you will develop breasts, grow taller, and start your menstrual periods. Puberty usually starts between 8 and 13 years of age. During puberty, the same changes happen to all girls, but the time they happen is different for every girl. These changes are all part of becoming a woman. They are something to celebrate!

 

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Written by the CYWH Staff at Children's Hospital Boston

 

Updated: 4/21/2010

 

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