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Why do girls menstruate when they grow? |
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Does starting periods mean being prepared for pregnancy? |
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Becoming mature at different age |
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Why do breasts sometimes hurt when they grow? |
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Do women ejaculate like men? |
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What is puberty? |
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Do boys get periods like the girls? |
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How can I stop others noticing that I am having my period? |
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What exactly is sperm? |
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If starting your periods is a sign that eggs are produced in the body of a girl, why do you say that young girls are not ready to get pregnant? |
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Is there any medicine for people who mature late? |
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What is the normal size of a penis? And is it true that tall and skinny men have big penises and fat men have small penises. |
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Why do adolescents talk about sex and sexuality? Why do they become interested in the opposite sex? |
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How does it feel for a boy or a girl to have sexual intercourse before maturity? |
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Why do girls sometimes get pains when menstruating? |
Why do girls menstruate when they grow?
Menstruating, or having your period for the first time is a sign that the girl is growing up to become an adult. Girls menstruate for the first time some time between the age of 8 and 18. Having your first period, however, does not mean that you have to start having sex.
Because if you have sex, you can also become pregnant! In the beginning your periods are likely to be very irregular. It is only after some time that you will have menstrual bleeding every month. Most frequently, the duration of a menstrual cycle is 28 days, however, some girls get their period after fewer or more than 28 days.
The duration of the menstrual cycle may range from 21 to 35 days.
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Does starting periods mean being prepared for pregnancy?
Starting your Menstruation or periods is a sign tat your body is preparing itself for having babies one day. However, starting your periods does not mean that you have sufficiently matured for sex or for becoming pregnant.
The vagina of an adult woman is very strong and stretchy, but a young girl’s vagina is thin and can notstretch very much. The vagina of a young girl can therefore tear or burst during delivery.
Also, the pelvic bones of a girl are still narrow and eventually too small for the baby to pass through at birth.
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Becoming mature at different age
Every person on earth is a bit different. Some are tall and some are short, some have light skin and some have dark skin. In the same way, every person has his or her own way and time to grow up. Remember that there is nothing wrong with maturing early or maturing late.
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Why do breasts sometimes hurt when they grow?
When girls grow up there are many changes in their bodies. Girls start to menstruate, they grow pubic hair, their voice changes, their hips become wider and their breasts start to grow. When breasts grow the number of cells in the breasts increases. This prepares them for producing and storing milk once a woman has a baby. The increase in cells shows on the outside of the body as a swelling of the breasts.
This process of adding new cells can sometimes be a bit painful, because it puts pressure on the many nerve cells you have in your breasts. However, this pain is not an illness, it is perfectly normal and you should not worry if you feel a slight pain in your breasts as they grow. This pain disappears when the breasts reach their final size.
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Do women ejaculate like men?
Women do not ejaculate. Ejaculation is something which happens to boys and men only. The body of a woman also does not produce sperm or seminal fluid. The ejaculation of a man when having sex is part of the process of making a woman pregnant.
When being sexually excited or when having sex, some fluid can develop in the vagina of the woman. This fluid is a sign that the woman is excited and also it makes it easier for the penis to penetrate into the vagina.
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What is puberty?
Puberty concerns the changes that happens to the human body of boys and girls
as we mature into adults. These changes are physical, emotional and
psychological.
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Do boys get periods like the girls?
No, boys don't get periods like girls. Starting the periods is one of the signs that a girl is approaching adulthood. For boys, one of the signs of approaching adulthood is having wet dreams. However, wet dreams do not follow a scheduled pattern or cycle, they occur randomly.
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How can I stop others noticing that I am having my period?
Some girls are afraid that other people can see the sanitary material they use for absorbing their menstrual flow. This fear is in most cases not justified. If you use cotton rags for absorbing your menstrual blood, fold them well to cover your panty area. You can check with a mirror to see whether others might eventually see the absorbents. You will be relieved to see that the padding material stays close to the body and does not show through your skirt.
Whatever you use (cotton rags, pads, etc.) change it frequently enough to avoid staining and bad smells. Menstrual blood as such does not have a bad smell, however, if it gets into contact with air, it develops a stale odour.
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What exactly is sperm?
Sperm is produced in the testicles of a boy. They are so small that you can not see them with your bare eyes. You can only see them when using a microscope. In each ejaculation, a boy or man ejaculates millions and millions of sperm.
The sperm swim in a fluid which is called seminal fluid and which is produced in a vesicle separate from the testes. If you could see sperm, you would see that each sperm has a round head and a long thin tail. Sperm is necessary to make a woman pregnant. A woman gets pregnant, if one sperm penetrates into an egg, which is ready to be fertilised.
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If starting your periods is a sign that eggs are produced in the body of a girl, why do you say that young girls are not ready to get pregnant?
It is true that starting your periods is a sign that your body is preparing itself for having babies one day. However, starting your periods does not mean that you have sufficiently matured for sex or for becoming pregnant. The vagina of an adult woman is very strong and stretchy, but a young girl’s vagina is thin and can not stretch very much. The vagina of a young girl can therefore tear or burst during delivery. Also, the pelvic bones of a girl are still narrow and eventually too small for the baby to pass through at birth.
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Is there any medicine for people who mature late?
The most important thing to know is that there is nothing wrong with maturing early or maturing late. There is no need to treat those who are a bit slower than others in becoming mature. They will become mature like everybody else, when their time has come. If you are worried about yourself maturing too late, you can contact a health worker or a councellor for further advice.
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What is the normal size of a penis? And is it true that tall and skinny men have big penises and fat men have small penises.
The average size of a penis is 7 to 10 centimeters when not erect and an erected penis is 13 to 18 centimeters. The size of a penis has no relation to body size. Also, during sexual intercourse the question of penis size is not important. What is important is the good health of both man and woman and that they have a caring relationship. Indeed the length of the penis is not really important because, the most sensitive sexual parts of a woman is not inside the vaginal canal.Whether a sexual relationship is satisfying or not doesn’t depend on the length of the penis.
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Why do adolescents talk about sex and sexuality? Why do they become interested in the opposite sex?
When boys and girls approach adolescence, many things change. There are changes in their bodies, but also in their minds and their hearts. It is a very natural part of growing up that adolescents start to develop an interest in peers of the opposite side sex. It's is also normal that they start talking about love and sexuality.Adolescence is the time you can inform yourself about sexuality, about what goes on in your body and your mind, as well as in the mind of others. During adolescence you can have a sound friendship with other peers, based on mutual respect, trust and honest. However, that does not mean that you should start having sex. Talking about sex and actually having sex are two totally different things .Talking about sex is normal to adolescents and involves no hazards .On the other hand ,having unprotected sex can lead to unwanted pregnancies and the transmission of sexuality transmitted diseases.
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How does it feel for a boy or a girl to have sexual intercourse before maturity?
When immature adolescents who had had sex asked on what it feels when having sex, they all replied that they felt nothing nice/ special. They just did it without really liking it. And most of them said that they did it because others did it and so they felt pressure to also try it out. By postponing sex until you have matured into responsible adult you do not miss anything.Sometimes it is very difficult to say “no” to have sex because of pressure from others. Even if you feel that you are not ready for it, it is not always easy to say so. However, if you manage to withstand the pressure from others to have sex, you deserve recognition and you should be proud of yourself, because you are managing to follow up your personal wise decisions.
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Why do girls sometimes get pains when menstruating?
When you menstruate it is because there is something happening in your internal sexual organs. The lining of the uterus which was ready to receive the fertilized egg, breaks down if there is no that fertilized egg to settle down. The mucus of the uterus starts to contract in order to move the lining of the uterus towards the opening of the vagina. The pains during the menstruation are caused by these contractions of the uterus.
If these pains are too strong, if you loose much more blood than usual or if your period continues for many more days than usual, you might have a problem .In that case you are advised to seek assistance from the health worker.
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