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I'm nearly 15 and I haven't had a period yet
Hi I'm almost 15 and I haven't had a period yet, it's kind of worrying me I have had discharge for 5 months and I'm starting to think that something it wrong with me. I'm 15 in 3 months and I haven't had a period yet.
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Periods can start at anytime between the ages of about 10 and 16 but some girls can start earlier and some can start later (like at 17 or 18 years old).
There is no need to worry just yet, everyone is different and develop at different rates. If you haven't got your first period by the time you are, I would say 17 then go and talk to a doctor.
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You shouldn't really be concerned. Even though the majority of girls get their period around 11-13, doesn't mean that other girls don't get it when they are older.
It's usually around the time your mom got it but it really depends.
If you are concerned, just go see a doctor. I'm sure everything is fine.
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I was about 15 also, Don't worry so much. Everyone's body changes at their own pace. You are just fine
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This is nothing to worry about. I stated getting worried when all the girls in my class started getting theirs and I wasn't. My mom told me that she didn't get hers until she was 16. If you don't get it by the time you're 18, you might want to set up an appointment with a doctor to make sure everything's okay, but you've got a long way to go before then. Good luck! :)
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Your about the same age my sister was when she had her first period. Have you ever heard the term late bloomers. It is generally meant to mean boys and girls that enter puberty later in life then others. There is nothing wrong with being a late bloomer and there could be good reason for this, especially for girls.
One of the best reasons for a girls period to be late in starting is if she is overly athletic. Have you ever noticed the female Olympic athletes. Some of these girls are 16 years old and older but developmentally their bodies look more like 12 to 14 year old girls. They do not have resources their body needs to develop because of all the training they do. Their bodies use up all the energy and resources their bodies need to develop. For as long as they keep up this training they, for the most par,t do not get a period or fully develop as a woman.
Since I do not know you and you haven't supplied any other information about yourself. I am just pointing this out as one of the most common factors as to why you could be a normal 15 year old and not yet have a period. This question is really something you need to sit down with mom and discuss. This is not sex, this is about how your body works. Questions about this would be no different than asking about your sinuses or throat.
In talking with mom you may find out that all is normal an you come from a family of late bloomers. Being a parent myself I can tell you that mom is probably well aware your period has not arrived yet and if she was concerned she would have already booked an appointment with a doctor to find out why.
Since you are this concerned; speaking with your mom and voicing your concerns with her may be just enough to have her suggest seeing a GYN for an examination to see if everything is in order with your reproductive system.
In fact since you are over 14 years of age and this is a reproductive problem. Under a federal law known as HIPPA. You do not need parental permission to make an appointment or see a doctor about any reproductive health problems. This law also gives you total privacy and confidentiality. Meaning your parents can never be told by the doctor or anyone in the doctors employ. Why you saw the doctor or what you were or are being seen for or are being treated for without your expressed written permission. This also means mom cannot be in the exam room with you.
I would suggest though that if you have never been sexually active and there is no chance you are pregnant. If this is the first time you will be seeing a gynecologist you may be more comfortable if mom is with you. For future visits you may want to invoke your HIPPA rights which is just as easy as I just wrote by saying so to the receptionist or nurse.
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