Resource Of The Month / Question
Published: December 1, 2009
Dear TeenHealthFX,
Where can I go on the web to find detailed information on Menstruation?
Signed: December 2009: All You Need To Know About Menstruation
Dear December 2009: All You Need To Know About Menstruation,
There is one thing that every healthy girl in the world will eventually deal with – menstruation. Very understandably, girls will have lots of questions about menstruation – before they ever get their first period and once menstruation has begun.
Planned Parenthood offers a very comprehensive explanation all about menstruation on their website. This link offers information on the following:
- What bodily changes accompany menstruation?
- How does the female reproductive system work?
- What is menarche?
- How long do periods last and how often to women get their periods?
- How do women feel when they get their periods?
- How do you use tampons and pads?
- What do I need to know to feel prepared? (Such as preventing my clothing from getting stained or getting my period unexpectedly when I’m not at home)
- How can certain PMS symptoms be addressed?
- What are some common myths about menstruation?
To get answers to the above questions and more, go to the following link:
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/teens/having-your-period-4320.htm
Signed: TeenHealthFX
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