How old are you supposed to be to start having periods?
826544
I didn't start until I was fifteen. It is very unusual and rare indeed for a woman never to have any periods, so don't worry about it too much. \n\nI thought I would never start, but it came eventually. All you can do is wait and rest assured that you WILL get there in the end. It's totally different for everybody - some girls start at nine, others at sixteen, and a few even later than that. I'm sure you're a perfectly healthy young lady.\n\nThey say you are likely to start your periods about a year or so after your breasts begin to develop and around the same age that your mother started, but don't rely entirely on that! My mother started when she was twelve and I had breasts for at least two years before I started. It's all normal, and whatever time you start will be the right time for you.
482209
There isn't a set age at all.  My best friend had her period when she was 7 years old but my mom had to have medication to start hers at the age of 16.  It is definitely alright to not have started when you are 13 years old.  I know that when I turned 13 I still didn't have mine...it's totally fine, trust me.\n\n:)
383231
13\naround 13\naround 13\n\nDon't worry; it's normal for your period to be irregular for quite a while after you first start. Check with a doctor for reassurance.\n\nYou're fine...you're normal!
475737
it depends how old you are. if you just got your period within the last year, its fairly normal. as long as it doesnt happen too often, its fine. or maybe youre getting mutiple periods in a 21-23 day cycle? thats normal also for a teen; your periods should be regulized after a year. if youre an an adult or have had your period for over a year and a half, definitely see a doc. all they can do is help. and theres nothing to be embarrassed about; if your friends/fam ask, just say you got an ear infection or something. theyll never know. ;)
1045796
In the general scheme of puberty, for most girls menstrual periods start relatively late in the process. Usually most of the other signs (like the growth spurt, development of breasts, body hair, etc.) occur to some degree before the first period occurs. There is a clinical classification system for this, but that's rather dry and complicated. I'd suggest you're in the early to middle stages; I wouldn't worry too much about the period situation; if you get your first before the age of 16, they consider it normal, no matter when in the process of puberty it happens.
949828
Listen, absolutely nothing to worry about. People tend to mature at different stages in life. It is true that most people start puberty at age 12-13, but I know of people who started at 16 and they are just fine. \n\nIt is all about hormones, when they kick in, puberty starts. Your hormones wil kick in, it is a matter of time. Be patient, I know it can be a little odd and perhaps even embarrassing, but it will happen. On the physical side, again nothing to worry about, you are still within the normal range. If you turn 16 and u did not hit puberty yet, then you might want to visit a doctor.
291128
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.
969575
My first several periods were not painful at all.  Sometimes you can get cramps in your stomach but not everyone experiences that.  I was 13 when I started my period for the first time.  I had NO CLUE that I had started.  I simply had to go to the bathroom while walking home from school one day.  I went into the Hardee's uptown and used their restroom.  When I went I had dark brown on my underpants and when I wiped.  I have an older sister so I knew what was happening.  I went home and later that evening it became red and like a normal period.  I didn't feel any different though.  Now... later I started having cramping and moodiness but that happened a few years after I began my period.  You are going to be just fine.  It's not as bad as we women make it out to be sometimes.
410725
well every woman is different i have a sister-in-law  her period stop after she turned 45 and i have a cousin hers stop after she turned 50 so there is no set age it is all up to your body i wish there was a set age.
441797
I didn't start my period until I was 15. I only had it about 3-4 days and then I didn't have another period for about 5 or 6 months. My mom took me to the doctor and they said everything was normal. After having a few cycles they became regular. If you are really concerned, take her to the doctor.
715642
When you first begin menstruating, most girls are irregular.  If after turning 18/19 and if your doctor agrees, you could seek treatment to make your periods regular (though they will almost definitely be more regular then).  Hormones (in birth control pills) have side effects and you should keep your use of them to a minimum, especially when you are still developing and maturing.
497966
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.
358968
Theoretically, yes.  In reality, no.  Any woman with a "normal" reproductive system should begin menstruating between the ages of approximately 8-15.  There is, however, a condition called primary amenorrhea, which is the failure to menstruate.  Typically, if a girl hasn't menstruated by age 16, they will begin investigating this potential diagnosis in her.\n\nPrimary amenorrhea can be caused by "simple" (meaning obvious and treatable) factors such as drastic weight reduction, extreme obesity, or malnutrition, or it could be due to something more insidious such as a congenital abnormality like absence of the uterus or vagina, a vaginal septum or cervical stenosis, disorders like gonadal dysgenesis, and diseases like Cystic Fibrosis, Cushing's Disease, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Turner's syndrome or Sawyer's Syndrome (chromosomal disorders), hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, hyperprolactinemia, hermaphroditism, androgenital syndrome, congenital heart disease, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, craniopharyngioma, pituitary tumors, ovarian tumors, adrenal tumors, or Prader-Willi Syndrome.\n\nHormonal supplementation, surgery, or both are sometimes used to correct the condition, depending on the underlying cause.\n\nThere are other cases where women do not get their period, for example, Oligomenorrhea.  This is when a women who did have normal periods suddenly begins experiencing very light and infrequent menstruation.  And of course, women who have undergone hysterectomy do not get periods anymore.\n\nHope that helps!
984161
I am not sure what the youngest age is but, I started my period at 9 but I started getting pubic hair at about 7.
926093
You don't have to go to the doctor because what you are going through is perfectly normal.  You are only 13 and it may take another few years before your periods settle down into a regular cycle.  Not everyone starts their period and has a 25-35 day cycle straight away.  Don't worry about it.\n\nhttp://www.freewebs.com/spiritualhealing
1023918
There isn't anything wrong with you! Some people start their periods at different times from others. My best friend didn't start hers until she was 16. The only reason to call a doctor would be if you hadn't gotten your period by the time you were 18--that's called "primary amenorrhea." \n\nDon't worry---you ARE normal! :)
815752
It begins on the FIRST day of your last period. (the day you start) Mother's almost always right.  :)