Puberty and Your Menstrual Cycle: A Guide for Teens

Puberty & Your Menstrual Cycle:

A Guide for Teens

What Happens During Puberty? Alternative Menstrual Products

Breast Development PMS

Why Do I Get My Period? Menstrual Cramps

Timing of My Period Clotting/Spotting Blood

Feminine Protection

Puberty is the name for the time when your body goes through changes and you begin to go from being a child to an adult. Your hormone levels change and you develop breasts and start your menstrual periods. You grow taller all of a sudden. Puberty usually starts between 8 and 13 years of age. During puberty, the same basic things happen to every girl. But the time when these changes happen is different for every girl. These changes are normal and healthy and are all part of becoming a woman. They are something to celebrate!

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Written by the Center for Young Women's Health Staff

Updated: 5/12/2006

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What Happens During Puberty?	Alternative Menstrual Products
Breast Development	PMS
Why Do I Get My Period?	Menstrual Cramps
Timing of My Period	Clotting/Spotting Blood
Feminine Protection