What are the signs before a girl's menarche?

Menarche is the first time a girl has her menstrual period. Generally speaking, menarche occurs when girls reach puberty, and the occurrence of menarche is also a manifestation of the development of the female reproductive system, which is quite important for women. Of course, there are usually certain signs and manifestations before a girl's menarche. Next, I will introduce to you some related knowledge about the signs before a girl’s menarche!

1. What are the signs before a girl's menarche?

1. Breast development: Usually a girl’s menarche occurs 2 years after her breasts begin to develop. Adolescent girls should pay attention to observation and learn more about physiological knowledge.

2. Sudden growth in height: After a girl reaches puberty, her height and weight should be measured every six months. If her height and weight increase suddenly, her menarche may occur around this six months.

3. Abdominal pain: Girls may experience abdominal pain on the eve of menarche, which is only manifested as occasional unusual pain without any other discomfort. If this happens, you should pay attention to the arrival of menarche in the near future.

4. Leucorrhea: A transparent, colorless, odorless, slightly viscous liquid like egg white will flow out of the private parts. This is leucorrhea. It is a normal physiological phenomenon. If the color of the leucorrhea is found to be red or brown, or there is a small amount of blood, you may have your first menstruation in 2-3 days.

2. Symptoms after menarche

When adolescent girls reach menarche, their ovarian function and regulatory function are still unstable. In the six months to one year after menarche, menstruation may not come regularly every month. The second menstruation may come several months, six months, or even a year after menarche. This is a normal phenomenon. As the ovaries mature, menstruation will come on time every month.

Normally each menstruation lasts about 5 days, with the heaviest bleeding on the 2nd and 3rd days. Due to pelvic congestion, you may sometimes experience mild abdominal pain, back pain, breast swelling, poor appetite, irritability, physical weakness, and constant sleepiness, etc. This is also normal.

3. Health care after menarche

1. Understand physiological knowledge: How to take care of your health during menarche? Adolescent girls should understand basic physiological knowledge to avoid fear and incorrect understanding of menstruation. Menarche is an inevitable part of physical development. There is no need to worry about it and increase your psychological burden.

2. Change sanitary napkins frequently: Do not use low-quality sanitary napkins just to save money. Regardless of the amount of menstrual flow, it is recommended to change them every 4 hours to prevent bacteria from growing in a humid environment.

3. Keep the vulva clean: wipe the vulva with warm water every day. Do not take a sitz bath or a tub bath, etc., to prevent dirty water from flowing into the vagina and causing infection.