How long is a period?

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10 Things You Need to Know About Periods

Most girls get there first period between the ages of 11 and 15, but it is not abnormal to be as old as 18 or as young as 10.

For the first few years most girls have irregular periods; it is not unusual to miss your period for months at a time or to have 2 periods very close together.

Periods work on 28 day cycles, this means you can expect 13 periods in a year.

PMS is not a myth but it has been exaggerated. It is more physical than emotional and includes things like; bloating, cramping, water retention, elevated body temperature, and skin break outs.

It is possible, although highly unlikely, to get pregnant if you have unprotected sex during your period.

Cramps our real and for some girls they are severe enough to warrant missing school or other activities; Ibuprofen (Advil®), Acetaminophen (Tylenol®), Naproxen Sodium (Aleve®) or Motrin® can help ease the pain.

Birth control can ease severe cramps and make irregular periods regular.

Using tampons does not mean you are no longer a virgin.

Tampons should not be left in for more than 8 hours; extended use can cause the disease called “Toxic Shock Syndrom” (TSS).

A period is part of the regular fertility cycle in females; it is merely the expulsion of an unfertilized egg along with uterine wall tissue and blood. Although it seems as if you lose a lot of blood you really only lose between 4 - 6 tablespoons, the rest is tissue and water.

Hope this helps you to stop worrying.

Take care

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dealing like instead of tablets and medicine if im in school?

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your period will typically last between 2-7 days, not any longer then 7 days. Then you wont have your period again until 28 days from then.

Just bring some midol to school. Take the tablet during lunch or in between classes.

thanx and how many days do you have it for just a rough guess for school ?? Doogle

The average is 28 days, but it varies from woman to woman.

It may also take a few months worth before it finally settles down to a more or less regular amount of days each month.

This is normal.

thankies

im nottoo close with my mum so how much do the tablets cost?

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okay thankiess :) whats the best way with dealing with the pains? Doogle