Open AccessMenstrual Dysfunction in Teens
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of women's health care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2573-9506
DOI - 10.33140/ijehc.04.02.06
Subject(s) - menarche , menstruation , pregnancy , breast development , menstrual period , childbirth , menstrual cycle , body hair , girl , medicine , obstetrics , maturity (psychological) , physiology , gynecology , psychology , endocrinology , biology , developmental psychology , hormone , genetics , anatomy
The first menstruation marks the moment in which a girl enters a completely new period of life and transforms into a womanbiologically capable of achieving pregnancy and childbirth. By the time of maturation, puberty, in the girls between the 8thand 13th, it is coming to the so-called axial maturity - hypothalamus-pituitary-ovary. This period is often recognized byintense physical changes, i.e. by the development of the so-called secondary bodily traits - growth, body-shaped changes ingirls, breast growth, hair growth on the vulva, and hair growth on axillary pits along with the first menstruation - menarche.The menstrual cycle includes the essence of women’s reproductive life - the ability to achieve pregnancy and childbirth.