I got it when I was 12, in P.E. class. Awkward days haha
Ladies, how old were you when you got your first period?
09/02/2010
I was in 8th grade when I started my period. That puts me at about 13. I am 23 now. Soon to be 24 next month.
09/10/2010
I had my appendix removed and while they were in there they found a bunch of cysts on my ovaries. They said it was stopping me from having my period. So when I woke up for that, I was blessed with a first period, and a huge scar. Just what every boy crazy girl wanted!
09/17/2010
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Cysts can prevent you from having periods?? I had no idea. How does that even work?
Originally posted by
softkkisses
I had my appendix removed and while they were in there they found a bunch of cysts on my ovaries. They said it was stopping me from having my period. So when I woke up for that, I was blessed with a first period, and a huge scar. Just what every
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I had my appendix removed and while they were in there they found a bunch of cysts on my ovaries. They said it was stopping me from having my period. So when I woke up for that, I was blessed with a first period, and a huge scar. Just what every boy crazy girl wanted!
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09/18/2010
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If they are the type to produce certain hormones they can, Some ovarian cysts produce hormones that mimic pregnancy, and these women's bodies "think" they are pregnant and so don't menstruate. Some of these women will actually normally have "positive" pregnancy tests when they are not pregnant, due to these hormones present in their bodies.
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NightNight
Cysts can prevent you from having periods?? I had no idea. How does that even work?
09/19/2010
I got mine when I was 11. It was very uneventful. I called my mom at work and told her and she congratulated me and made sure I knew where she kept the pads.
09/22/2010
I was twelve and on the way home from school on the bus... which wasnt much fun
09/24/2010
I was 10 or 11, I don't really remember.
09/24/2010
I was 11 when I got mine. It was very scary for me because my mom hadn't had "the talk" with me yet. I knew nothing about it, and was not prepared, and neither was my mom. Needless to say I was traumatized and so was my mom.
10/11/2010
I had no clue and thought I was going to die! While sitting at the table for Thanksgiving dinner I felt my pants get went. I thought how did I pee my pants? Ran off to the bathroom and saw. I started screaming and my big sister came in to offer advice as to what was going on!
10/12/2010
I got mine when I was 11. Woke up bright and early on July 4th to get ready to go boating for the day, and found that surprise... I grabbed my older sister for help, because my mom had told me she didn't want me to use tampons so I had Erin tell me how to use them. I wasn't going to let a little blood stop me from my favorite day of the year!
10/14/2010
I got mine on the Fourth of July after marching in a parade. I was SO mortified and it was the summer between 5th and 6th grade.
10/14/2010
I got mine early.... and then at a regular pace of once every 6 months for the next several years until my mom put me on birth control.
10/14/2010
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8th grade
Originally posted by
P'Gell
It is believed that as nutrition increases, and some say more hormones from cattle and other animals enter out food system, girls are experiencing menarche (first menstruation) much earlier than in the past. The Victorian woman usually experienced
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It is believed that as nutrition increases, and some say more hormones from cattle and other animals enter out food system, girls are experiencing menarche (first menstruation) much earlier than in the past. The Victorian woman usually experienced her first "Curse" at about 16, now the average is about 11 or 12. In developing countries, the average is much older than in Post Industrial countries like the USA and most of Europe, Australia and parts of South America.
How old were you, and just for seeing if age has decreased over time, what decade was it?
Please answer ONE age and ONE decade.
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How old were you, and just for seeing if age has decreased over time, what decade was it?
Please answer ONE age and ONE decade.
Thank you less
10/18/2010
I got my first during Thanksgiving, with the whole family at the house :O
10/20/2010
I was 10 years old (a month away from my 11th birthday), and in the 5th grade. I was physically active, and a normal weight, for my age and height (I was 5'1 and 90lbs). I started 5th grade with As, left with Bs, then was Cs in middle school, and I'm a small D now as an adult. I was the only one in my class with boobs and a period -- my period has always been regular - every 28 days. The only time I've ever missed a period was when I was on Depo or pregnant.
10/29/2010
I was 13. Was a stressful family environment but I was also raised a vegan so we didnt have any hormones from meat or any dairy products.
I would have been happy if it waited a few more years....lol.
I would have been happy if it waited a few more years....lol.
10/30/2010
I got mine at 12 yrs old in the 90's
10/30/2010
12/13 in 1999
10/30/2010
I had just started 6th grade, so I'm pretty sure I was 11 (would have been ~2001). However, I also had hormonal problems at a VERY young age (started going through puberty when I was 3, was put on hormone blocking shots for the next 7 years to stop it), which were probably related to other health conditions I had.
10/30/2010
I was like 8 going on 9 freaked me out thought I was dying lol
10/30/2010
I think I was 11, but I was possibly 12. We had watched a video about it in school so I felt like I knew what to expect and didn't really think it was a big deal. My mom really made a big deal about it. She cried and told me how proud she was of me and how I was a woman now. Looking back on it is kind of funny.
11/03/2010
12. 1992-93 (ish?) While watching 90210. Visiting Dad's house. Stepmom NOT home and had to tell my dad why I wanted him to take me to the store: STAT!
11/03/2010
I was in 7th grade so around 12. I didn't tell my mom until almost a year later and when I did tell her I pretended like it was just happening for the first time.
I was too embarrassed to tell anyone so I used toilet paper instead of pads and threw out my underwear if they got stained.
I was too embarrassed to tell anyone so I used toilet paper instead of pads and threw out my underwear if they got stained.
11/03/2010
I was in the 5th grade and was 11 or 12 I believe. That is something I've seen in the news. It was something about doctors being concerned about that, though it isn't something I've researched in-depth more.
11/09/2010
got mine at ten the week before camp.
11/09/2010
I was one of the first of my friends in 7th grade.
12/05/2010
I ahd just turned 10 when I got mine.
12/05/2010
I got mine when I was 13. I didn't have any cramps or anything, so I didn't know until I went to the bathroom. My mom thought someone was killing me from the amount of screaming I was doing.
12/09/2010
Hm. I selected 11, but might have been younger - I remember that I already had my period in the first year of secondary school, when I was 11, but I don't recall if it started that year or earlier.
12/11/2010