I am looking for any articles about girls first period. she is 11 any help on this would be great?
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here are just a few that i found \nhope it helps\n\n\nhttp://www.kotex.com/na/info/period/help.asp?WT.srch=1&WT.mc_id=28838&IQ_ID=28838\n\nhttp://www.epigee.org/menstruation/menarche.html\n\nhttp://www.birthwithsol.com/firstperiodkit.html\n\nhttp://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/girls/menstruation.html
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Feel free to forward me any questions you have using the link provided in my profile. I'll be more than happy to help you in any way in which I can. I'm a Registered Nurse specialized in woman's health, and I'm the mother of a 16-year-old girl, so I know how to handle a girl's need for sexual, hygiene and health education. Hope to hear from you soon!\n\nP.S. Don't talk to the boys that have posted their e-mails here; they only want one thing: to get into your pants as soon as they can, and then split. It's happened to my daughter, only that she knew better than letting them getting into HER pants!
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Please read this all the way through, my heart is with you. I have two boys 10 and 6 that did the same thing (flushing). Charging 10 cents every time I found the bowl full stopped my problem. But your daughter seems like she has hit rebellion already. My 6 year old became very sore and he learned his lesson at 4 about wiping. But with your daughter "dirty down there" is not going to work. She's 10 not 4, don't patronize her, think back to when you were 10. Let's face it we were all picking up info from friends about sex. You 3 parents have to get together as a group and realize she is not a child she is a young lady/woman. Lectures and threats are not going to work anymore. She needs to start making her own decisions, educated decisions. Talk to a gynecologist get facts about what could happen if she doesn't clean up her act. Pictures if necessary, of what these diseases can do to her body. She could pick up staf infection just to name one, and wind up in the hospital. (My husband being a fire fighter had a call at one time about a woman with an upset stomach. She wasn't a wiper either her whole body smelt of crap. When they got her to the hospital because no one wanted to check between her legs (which was where the real discomfort was) they found her vagina was infested, stuffed with maggots.)Please do everything in your power to educate her in a way that will help her to help herself make the right choices. Also is she happy with herself, looks, school, and friends. These are all very important to her right now. If she doesn't have it yet soon she will be starting her cycle. You think you have problems now, wait. This is the summer of change for your family. Make it that way, help her, she needs you all just to hear her, and realize she is not a little girl, or even a big girl, she is a young lady/woman. A new hair style, a light colored eyeshadow if not wearing makeup, a few new clothes, you might want to rethink the panty thing. Is she wearing panties that make her feel like a young lady/woman, or is she wearing widebottomed, widesided diaperwear. Help her to feel different about herself. Chin up, no one ever said this parent thing was easy, but think of the good times, keep an open mind, and email me if you need to. We have all been there in one way or another.
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About 6 months or so before getting her first period, a girl might notice an increased amount of clear vaginal discharge. This discharge is common. There's no need for a girl to worry about discharge unless it has a strong odor or causes itchiness. \n\nThe start of periods is known as menarche (pronounced: meh-nar-kee). Menarche doesn't happen until all the parts of a girl's reproductive system have matured and are working together.
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Just as some girls begin puberty earlier or later than others, the same applies to periods. Some girls may start menstruating as early as age 9 or 10, but others may not get their first period until later in their teens. The amount of time between a girl's periods is called her menstrual cycle (the cycle is counted from the start of one period to the start of the next). Some girls will find that their menstrual cycle lasts 28 days, whereas others might have a 24-day cycle, a 30-day cycle, or even a 35-day cycle.\nThe amount of time that a girl has her period also can vary. Some girls have periods that last just 2 or 3 days; other girls may have periods that last 7 days or longer. The menstrual flow — meaning how much blood comes out of the vagina — can vary widely from person to person, too. Some girls have such light blood flow that they wonder if they even have their period at all.\n\nOther girls may be concerned that they're losing too much blood. It can be a shock to see all that blood, but it's highly unlikely that a girl will lose too much: For most girls an entire period consists of anywhere from a few spoonfuls to less than 1/2 cup (118 milliliters) of blood — it just looks like a lot! It is possible for a girl to lose an excessive amount of blood during her period, but it's not at all common. (In some cases, a girl can bleed too much because she has a medical condition — such as von Willebrand disease.) The amount of blood a girl loses and how long her period lasts can differ from month to month.\n\nIf you're worried about your blood flow or whether your period is normal in other ways, talk to a doctor or nurse. Some changes in menstrual periods can be normal — but only a doctor can help determine the cause of irregular, heavy, painful periods, or no periods at all.
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when i got my first period i was in the sixth grade. So i had to be about 11 or 12. It was so funny too because i went in the bathroom and saw blood, i thought there was something wrong with me so i went to my sister and told her that i have to go to the hospital. It was so funny now that i think about lol.
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Try http://www.gurl.com . It has lots of advice about different parts of life, and some fun things to do as well.  I liked it when I was in middle school.
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There's an article called "Manners and Etiquette resources for kids online". There are different links to follow and it is quite interesting.
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yeah..theres this really good one..search it.. kidshealth.com or teenhealth.com it REALLY good any questions that i had i got them answered there..hope it helps =)
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I didnt get my first period til I was 17. My second period came 6 months later! It continued to be really irregular for a year. If you are under 18, don't stress about it.
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Some girls can get there periods as early as 9 years old but the average age is 11-16.
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I'm feeling ya, girlfriend!  I had my first hot flash a few weeks ago, and I'll be 39 july 1!  My mom went through it early, and we both got our periods early, so it's not that unusual.  However, if your family doesn't have a history of this, then see your gyno!
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The youngest I have known is 16 years old, I was about 19 or 20 when I started using one and god did I wish I had known about them when I was 13 as they would have saved me a whole lot of hassle and embarrassment at school with my heavy periods!!\n\nThey are fine for young girls, because there is no risks associated they are a lot better than tampons because there is less risk of TSS that young girls bodies cannot deal as well with due to fewer antibodies and no risk of vaginal splitting, younger girls vaginal walls aren't as thick as women's so more prone to damage. They are a lot easier to put in because they are made form silicone or rubber so no friction and a lot easier for girls to deal with because they don't have to change them all the time. \n\nThe only problems really are that they can break the hymen that may be an issue for some girls and the whole 'ew periods!' sort of response might make them a little squeamish about using one, especially as they don't teach girls about them – normally they get told they have to use either tampons or pads, and they imply pads are for babies so girls feel they have to use tampons in order to be grown up and they are too immature to learn otherwise at that age. Other than that though, it's best for girls to start off with healthy body-positive options like menstrual cups rather than risking tampons or feeling uncomfortable with pads.
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In these days, it's not really too early.  Girls younger than 10 get their periods, like at 7 or 8.  I'm not really sure why girls get it younger now, but it happens.  I got mine when I was 11. Which was in '93, so wasn't too back in the dinosaur age. *laughs* So I wouldn't be worried.
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I went to have one while on my period. Trust me it wouldn't be the first time they have seen that and not the last! Hope all is well with your health!
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i got my period when i was 12 but didnt start using tampons til i was 15 mostly because i couldnt get them in. this will make your life alot easier: when trying to put one in for the first time dont!! use cardbord ones they are really hard to get in i used up boxes trying to get one of them in. tampax pearl (plastic ones) are great they go in with out a problem and are really comfortable. as long as you change them every 4- 5 hrs they are pretty safe
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There are 5 (I'm talking about girls)\nHere's a great web site.\n\nThe second site is for kids all about puberty.