Contents:
- Medical Video: Your First Period: What You Need to Know
- When did the first menstruation occur?
- What can affect the occurrence of the first menstruation?
- What happens during the first menstruation?
- Is it after menarche, can a girl get pregnant?
Medical Video: Your First Period: What You Need to Know
When a girl grows up, she will experience menstruation. The first menstruation or so-called menarche is a clear sign that the girl has entered puberty. Before girls get menarche, there have also been various physical and mental changes as preparation for girls to go to adolescence.
Changes that generally occur before menarche are changes in the breasts, pubic hair, armpit hair, and also changes in girl's height. Changes in the female body and the occurrence of menarche are the beginning of the transition from children to adolescents.
When did the first menstruation occur?
Menarche or first menstruation normally occurs at the age of 11-14 years. However, menarche can occur earlier, ie at the age of 9 years, or it can also occur more slowly, ie at the age of 15 years or more. If a girl has had menarche at the age of 9 years, she may experience precocious puberty or symptoms of endocrine disease (related to hormones).
The difference in time between menarche between girls is normal because many factors can affect menarche, including diet, stress, and physical activity. Preferably, girls do not need to feel themselves abnormal if he is already first or he has not gotten menarche compared to other peers.
What can affect the occurrence of the first menstruation?
Several factors, such as environmental and social factors, can influence the occurrence early menarche, as:
- Obese girls and lack of exercise
- Tension or stress that comes from the family
- Girls born with low weight
- Girls who already know cigarettes
- Mother who has preeclampsia during the pregnancy of her child
Several factors can also influence late menarche, as:
- Body fat levels are below 15-22% of total body weight. Not only does it affect slower menarche, very low body fat levels can also affect growth spikes (growth spurt).
- Girls with type 1 diabetes mellitus
What happens during the first menstruation?
Before a girl gets a menarche, maybe she will feel tense and more emotional. He becomes more irritable or easier to cry than usual for no apparent reason. At this time it is also possible that he will lose weight, feel bloated like there is gas in the stomach, pain or cramps in the abdomen, back, or legs. Her breasts may also be softer. This is usually called premenstrual syndrome (PMS).
A few months before menarche, girls also usually experience vaginal discharge. This is normal in preparation for the occurrence of menarche. Then, when the girl's reproductive system is mature, you will experience menarche.
At menarche, girls will find blood in their underwear. This blood comes out of the vagina. This blood is brownish in color and only comes out in small amounts on the first few days of menarche, then turns red and the amount increases in the following days. At this time, girls must wear sanitary napkins to help accommodate the blood coming out.
In the first period, menarche or menstruation usually occurs irregularly. Menstruation will start regularly entering the second year. Menstruation that occurs in the early years also usually lasts longer and more.
Menarche period or menstruation usually will last for 3-7 days each month. However, do not worry, menstruation every month will not prevent you from doing daily activities.
Is it after menarche, can a girl get pregnant?
Yes, menarche also means girls can get pregnant if they have had sexual relations. If someone says that having sexual intercourse for the first time will not cause pregnancy, this is wrong. Pregnancy is not related to how many times you have had sex. Pregnancy can occur when the eggs of a woman released by the ovary meet sperm from men. If you have sex close to the time the egg is released, then the possibility of pregnancy can occur.
Some people might think that a girl who has just gotten menarche cannot get pregnant because her body is not ready to get pregnant. This assumption is wrong! Whatever the age of a girl, 11 years, 12 years, 13 years, younger, or older than this, if she has got a menarche, then she is able to get pregnant, even though her body is not mature enough to become pregnant. Girls who have menarche, every month he will release eggs, which if met with sperm, pregnancy can occur, and if the egg is not fertilized by sperm, then menstruating will happen.
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