First period is always scary for girls. When the breasts begin to develop and puberty is reached, the mother or close relative should tell the girl that she will menstruate and what to do. If the adolescent does not know what a blood stain is, he may get excited and alarmed. He may be shy and withdrawn. Menstrual bleeding occurs approximately once a month in the range of 21-35 days. Menstruation duration also varies between 3-7 days.
What Problems Do Menstruating Girls Experience?
Mild abdominal and groin pain at the beginning of menstruation, drowsiness, fatigue, weakness and irritability, may have a headache. Edema due to the water-retaining properties of estrogen causes headache. There may be slightly more abdominal pain and darker bleeding on the first day. Menstruation can be painful and irregular for the first few years, this is a purely physiological phenomenon. It depends on the fact that the hormones are not fully regulated.
Is It Dangerous To Take A Bath During Menstruation?
This is a false belief. However, especially during the menstrual period, girls should not take a bath in a tub full of water while taking a bath. This situation can easily lead to genital organ infection. Bathing should be taken while standing or sitting on a stool. If there is no bathroom facility, the external genitalia should be cleaned. The reason for this is that the blood coming from the uterus during menstruation accumulates on the pad and creates a very suitable environment for microorganisms to reproduce. It is known that the inner wall of the uterus is excreted during the menstrual period and microbes can easily settle in such an environment.
For this reason, the material that is put into the laundry and which is required to absorb blood must be clean. There are special pads produced for use during the menstrual period. The pads are disposable and clean, placed inside the panties. These pads absorb the blood and prevent it from passing into the underwear and are then thrown away. It is recommended not to be used longer than 6 hours. Special pads are also available for night use or in cases where bleeding is excessive. Using the pad The hand should be clean and should not touch the face that will touch the external reproductive organ.
Is There a Warning Regarding the Use of Tampons?
The use of tampons has also become widespread in our country. A tampon is a special material that is placed inside the vagina and has a thread hanging out from the vagina and absorbs menstrual blood. Specially processed cotton is used in its production. Hands must be washed before use. The tampon should be used without touching anything. During application, care should be taken in terms of the risk of infection. The tampon should stay in the vagina for a maximum of 6 hours.
The age of first menstruation has been delayed due to the improvement of socioeconomic status and improvement of nutritional status.
How old do girls see their first menstruation?
The average age of menarche, that is, the first menstruation, is 12.5 years, but the first menstruation can also be seen between the ages of 10-14. The first menstrual period has been delayed due to the improvement of the socioeconomic status and the improvement of the nutritional status. The first menstruation is seen around the age of 11.5 on average in Turkey.
Normal menstrual cycle occurs every 28 days (between 21-45 days), lasts 3-7 days and is 30-40 ml. blood is lost. If a young girl has not developed sexual symptoms until the age of 16 and has not menstruated yet, or if she has reached the age of 18 and has not menstruated despite the occurrence of sexual symptoms, amenorrhea (absence of menstruation) is diagnosed. Absence of menstruation or absence of menstruation for at least six months is again considered amenorrhea and examined. Closed hymen, congenital absence of the vagina, various hormonal and chronic diseases are among the causes.
Some mothers complain that their daughters have a very painful menstrual period. Is it normal to be painful?
Another important event in adolescence is the painful periods we call “dysmenorrhea”. This pain is not due to any organic cause and begins a few months after the first menstruation. Approximately 45-60% of girls experience painful periods, and 10% of them are severe enough to tie them to the bed. The most important reason is the accumulation of the vasodilating substance, which we call prostaglandin, in the uterine muscle, and it also has psychological effects. Anti-inflammatory that suppresses prostaglandin release Tuar drugs (such as ibuprofen, naproxen) should be given from the beginning of menstruation.
What to Do in Painful Periods?
In painful menstruation, medications to be taken at the beginning of menstruation and to be continued during menstruation relieve the child. After a while, painful menstruation will pass by itself. Painful periods should not be neglected because sometimes the pain is so severe that it negatively affects school success and causes failure in exams.
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