At what age is it normal to have your first menstrual period?

When it comes to the first time, many women are actually looking forward to and anxious about it. Once the menstruation comes, women are real women. If the menstruation does not come, many women are very worried and want it to come quickly. However, some women have problems when they have their first menstruation, and the time of menstruation is also different. So at what age is it normal to have your first menstrual period?

1. It is normal for menstruation to occur between the ages of 10 and 16.

Most healthy girls in cultivation have their periods between the ages of 10 and 16. Girls who have their first menstruation before the age of 10 are considered precocious puberty, and those who still have their menstruation at the age of 18 are called primary amenorrhea, both of which are abnormal conditions. Due to climate and location, girls in some areas may have their first menstruation after the age of 18, which is normal.

2. Signs of menarche in girls

Generally, the growth and development of breasts is the first sexual characteristic of her entering puberty, followed by the growth and development of pubic hair. About a year after breast development, most girls will enter a period of rapid growth. They will grow taller and become curvier, and their feet will also grow. Generally, the premenstrual period begins about a year after a growth spurt or about a year after breast development in girls.

3. Irregularity after the first menstrual period is normal

In the six months to one year after a girl's first menstruation, menstruation does not necessarily come regularly every month. After the first menstruation, some girls may have their second menstruation several months, six months or even a year later. This is not a pathological condition and they will have their menstruation on time every day in the future. Each menstrual bleeding lasts about 5 days, which is the physiological period. Generally, each menstrual flow is 10 to 100 ml, with an average of 50 ml. Bleeding is heaviest on the second and third days. During the menstrual period, due to pelvic congestion, you may sometimes experience dizziness, tinnitus, craving for popsicles, mild abdominal pain, back pain, breast pain, poor appetite, etc. These are all normal.