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Period Signs?
Can anyone please tell me the signs of getting your first period? I have not got mine yet and im 13.... I just concerned about it.
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When I got mine I had really bad pains in my lower abdomen and bled only slightly. It differs for all girls. I got mine at 11, but I know people who didn't get it until they were 15. It often runs in genetics too, so if the women in your family got theirs around 14 you most likely will too. If you are really athletic, you will also get it at a later age (usually).
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Ok... here comes "the talk" lol...
Around the age of 10 (give or take a year or two) you go through thelarche. This is the beginning of the signs of puberty. You begin to have breast budding which can be somewhat painful. You will likely have other obvious signs of puberty as well as begin to have discharge.
You need to remember that everyone is different- but typically within a year or two after thelarche you will have your menarche or first period.
There are rare instances when girls actually start menstruating without going through telarche and even instances where it is a number of years AFTER telarche before they have their first period.
Now, you asked for specific symptoms of your first period:
The symptoms are generally the same every month, especially once you have been on your period for a long time (a year or so). WHen you first start it is not uncommon for it to be sporadic- you have one this month but not next month, and then you have it three months in a row and then not the next.
For your first time you may realize that you dont feel good. You cant really explain WHY... your "tummy" is kind of bothering you. You just want to lay around. You have a bit of a headache and your lower back is bothering you. You may get a bit snippy toward friends or family. You may not know why but they are really being irritating!
You can experience ALL or practically NONE of the symptoms. Some girls only problem with their period is the inconvenience of having to use pads or tampons. Other girls it can become so painful and debilitating that they really need to take a day off from "life" to just suffer in peace. Only once you begin your period will you know how YOU will feel.
Basically, at the age of 13 you probably already have the general signs of puberty and can expect to begin menstruating literally any day now!
Good luck.
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