all my freinds have started i just want to fit in i am 11 but i dont have a feeling i will get it till around 20 i dont know when my mom started dont say like 'ur lucky!' or 'ull regret saying that!' coz i dont give a flying boot so is there any way to make it start!? I WILL TRY ANYTHING!
Erinn_the_bamf answered Sunday May 27 2012, 7:57 pm: All your 11 year old friends are liars trying to seem mature. Maybe a few of them have started, but certainly not all. Unfortunately, there's no way to make it start. If you aren't comfortable asking your mom when she started hers, ask another female family to gauge when you might start yours.
adviceman49 answered Sunday May 27 2012, 11:18 am: A recent statistical study found the average age of menarche is very difficult to estimate accurately, and it varies significantly by geographical region, race, ethnicity and other characteristics. Various estimates have placed it at 13.0 If your friends are your age they are way below the average age.
What the study did not factor in is the amount of athletic exercise a girl may be involved in. Female Olympic athletes exercise so hard that they do not and may not have ever gotten their period until after they have stopped training. The Summer Olympics are just a few weeks away look at look at the female athletes and see if they do not look under developed in relation to other women their age.
Not having your period does not make you less of a women. When your body is relay it will start secreting the hormones it needs to support fertility and prepare your womb for pregnancy. This is when you will get your period.
You should not give up things you may enjoy just so you can be as other girls and have seven days of cramping and 14 days of bloating each month. Your still all women without them. [ adviceman49's advice column | Ask adviceman49 A Question ]
solidadvice4teens answered Saturday May 26 2012, 6:49 pm: It has everything to do with genetics and isn't something you can somehow kick start. It all depends on that and the average age in your family for menarche.
It will definitely start soon. It may suck that your friends have it and you're still waiting but some people don't even start until late teens. It varies person to person.
A good sign you are close is breast development, pubic hair and normal whitish/yellow discharge that doesn't look like cottage cheese or smell awful. What you need to do is voice your concern to your mother and find out on average when to be expecting this for the first time. Also your weight and body fat play an essential part.
LiSaxOBaBii answered Saturday May 26 2012, 6:44 pm: I didn't get mine until I was about 13. I actually didn't discuss periods with my friends, so I'm not sure how having one would help you fit in. The only thing a period means is that you can get pregnant. Unless you are planning to get pregnant right now, I don't see what the rush is. It will come in time. [ LiSaxOBaBii's advice column | Ask LiSaxOBaBii A Question ]
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