Puberty Place

My boyfriend and I had sex, not a lot really (my first time) and he used a condom with spermicide, and he said he pulled out before he really came, anyway, my period almost always comes during the last few days of the month…and counting 28 days, I would have started again on the 30th… So […]

A very, very good question and one that is not easily answered as there are many variations in the whole process of menstruation and ‘what’s normal’ depends alot upon the individual. Girls will start to menstruate somewhere between the ages of 10 and 17 years. That is normal. It doesn’t matter at which scale of […]

Puberty is a wonderful, confusing, dramatic, life changing time. This section offers down to earth advice to help young girls and their parents get through puberty and flourish. Some of our articles are – What’s normal in puberty A very, very good question and one that is not easily answered as there are many variations in the […]

Beautifully illustrated and full of practical advice this is an intelligent, fun, colourful guide to puberty – essential reading for all pre-teen girls, their parents and teachers. Psst, want a whole new approach to puberty? Puberty Girl is here to help! Whether or not you’ve started seeing the signs of your body changing, this fab […]

There are a few different products to use for catching your blood during your period period. They are: Sanitary Pads…Cloth and Disposables Tampons Sea Sponge Tampons Menstrual Cups Sanitary Pads come in two varieties, the disposable kind and the cloth, washable re-usable kind. Pads, napkins, surfboards, rags … etc are worn outside of the body, […]

There are many changes that occur to a female body during puberty, primarily because of the action of the hormones oestrogen and progesterone. A girl starts to: develop breasts her hips widen and her waist narrows due to the redistribution of fat under the direction of these hormones. Pubic, underarm and leg hair thicken and […]

Yes the three go together. Certainly one of the main purposes of the menstrual cycle is to make possible the physical or biological ability for a female to conceive, carry and give birth to children. Now that you have your periods and your body is developing a more womanly shape… at some point boys are […]

Puberty Place is especially made for girls and young women who are about to start or have started menstruating. It aims to offer clear and sensible information about menstruation, bodies and fertility whilst also offering a more positive viewpoint and attitude to the whole process. Menstruation is a big deal. There might be many conflicting […]

Puberty starts and continues with your hormones controlling the show. Changes in your body can happen very slowly or very quickly. Sometimes everything slows down (like when you feel like you’ve had the same zit in the exact same spot for a month), sometimes there are growth spurts (like when you come to school one […]

Perhaps one of the biggest changes that a young girl goes through, in the transition of adolescence, is the new experience of intense moods and emotions. All of a sudden you may start to feel such a range of feelings over which you often feel you have no control. One minute you’re up and the […]