Ladies, how old were you when you got your first period?

Contributor: Trashley Trashley
I got it when I was 12, in P.E. class. Awkward days haha
09/02/2010
Contributor: SarahSarah SarahSarah
I was in 8th grade when I started my period. That puts me at about 13. I am 23 now. Soon to be 24 next month.
09/10/2010
Contributor: softkkisses softkkisses
I had my appendix removed and while they were in there they found a bunch of cysts on my ovaries. They said it was stopping me from having my period. So when I woke up for that, I was blessed with a first period, and a huge scar. Just what every boy crazy girl wanted!
09/17/2010
Contributor: NightNight NightNight
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Originally posted by softkkisses
I had my appendix removed and while they were in there they found a bunch of cysts on my ovaries. They said it was stopping me from having my period. So when I woke up for that, I was blessed with a first period, and a huge scar. Just what every ... more
Cysts can prevent you from having periods?? I had no idea. How does that even work?
09/18/2010
Contributor: P'Gell P'Gell
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Originally posted by NightNight
Cysts can prevent you from having periods?? I had no idea. How does that even work?
If they are the type to produce certain hormones they can, Some ovarian cysts produce hormones that mimic pregnancy, and these women's bodies "think" they are pregnant and so don't menstruate. Some of these women will actually normally have "positive" pregnancy tests when they are not pregnant, due to these hormones present in their bodies.
09/19/2010
Contributor: CleverKitty CleverKitty
I got mine when I was 11. It was very uneventful. I called my mom at work and told her and she congratulated me and made sure I knew where she kept the pads.
09/22/2010
Contributor: Tess Tess
I was twelve and on the way home from school on the bus... which wasnt much fun
09/24/2010
Contributor: LikeSunshineDust LikeSunshineDust
I was 10 or 11, I don't really remember.
09/24/2010
Contributor: Danielle1220 Danielle1220
I was 11 when I got mine. It was very scary for me because my mom hadn't had "the talk" with me yet. I knew nothing about it, and was not prepared, and neither was my mom. Needless to say I was traumatized and so was my mom.
10/11/2010
Contributor: TheSexista TheSexista
I had no clue and thought I was going to die! While sitting at the table for Thanksgiving dinner I felt my pants get went. I thought how did I pee my pants? Ran off to the bathroom and saw. I started screaming and my big sister came in to offer advice as to what was going on!
10/12/2010
Contributor: omgmegg omgmegg
I got mine when I was 11. Woke up bright and early on July 4th to get ready to go boating for the day, and found that surprise... I grabbed my older sister for help, because my mom had told me she didn't want me to use tampons so I had Erin tell me how to use them. I wasn't going to let a little blood stop me from my favorite day of the year!
10/14/2010
Contributor: wondertoes wondertoes
I got mine on the Fourth of July after marching in a parade. I was SO mortified and it was the summer between 5th and 6th grade.
10/14/2010
Contributor: Yiggi Yiggi
I got mine early.... and then at a regular pace of once every 6 months for the next several years until my mom put me on birth control.
10/14/2010
Contributor: socceras socceras
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Originally posted by P'Gell
It is believed that as nutrition increases, and some say more hormones from cattle and other animals enter out food system, girls are experiencing menarche (first menstruation) much earlier than in the past. The Victorian woman usually experienced ... more
8th grade
10/18/2010
Contributor: null null
I got my first during Thanksgiving, with the whole family at the house :O
10/20/2010
Contributor: blissfulqueen blissfulqueen
I was 10 years old (a month away from my 11th birthday), and in the 5th grade. I was physically active, and a normal weight, for my age and height (I was 5'1 and 90lbs). I started 5th grade with As, left with Bs, then was Cs in middle school, and I'm a small D now as an adult. I was the only one in my class with boobs and a period -- my period has always been regular - every 28 days. The only time I've ever missed a period was when I was on Depo or pregnant.
10/29/2010
Contributor: Shellz31 Shellz31
I was 13. Was a stressful family environment but I was also raised a vegan so we didnt have any hormones from meat or any dairy products.
I would have been happy if it waited a few more years....lol.
10/30/2010
Contributor: Aly890 Aly890
I got mine at 12 yrs old in the 90's
10/30/2010
Contributor: RosesThorns RosesThorns
12/13 in 1999
10/30/2010
Contributor: Kinkyquing Kinkyquing
I had just started 6th grade, so I'm pretty sure I was 11 (would have been ~2001). However, I also had hormonal problems at a VERY young age (started going through puberty when I was 3, was put on hormone blocking shots for the next 7 years to stop it), which were probably related to other health conditions I had.
10/30/2010
Contributor: SXEKAT SXEKAT
I was like 8 going on 9 freaked me out thought I was dying lol
10/30/2010
Contributor: Taylor Taylor
I think I was 11, but I was possibly 12. We had watched a video about it in school so I felt like I knew what to expect and didn't really think it was a big deal. My mom really made a big deal about it. She cried and told me how proud she was of me and how I was a woman now. Looking back on it is kind of funny.
11/03/2010
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
12. 1992-93 (ish?) While watching 90210. Visiting Dad's house. Stepmom NOT home and had to tell my dad why I wanted him to take me to the store: STAT!
11/03/2010
Contributor: Ajax Ajax
I was in 7th grade so around 12. I didn't tell my mom until almost a year later and when I did tell her I pretended like it was just happening for the first time.

I was too embarrassed to tell anyone so I used toilet paper instead of pads and threw out my underwear if they got stained.
11/03/2010
Contributor: Isadorabelle Isadorabelle
I was in the 5th grade and was 11 or 12 I believe. That is something I've seen in the news. It was something about doctors being concerned about that, though it isn't something I've researched in-depth more.
11/09/2010
Contributor: thegoldilocksincident thegoldilocksincident
got mine at ten the week before camp.
11/09/2010
Contributor: lucymalfoy lucymalfoy
I was one of the first of my friends in 7th grade.
12/05/2010
Contributor: C4ss C4ss
I ahd just turned 10 when I got mine.
12/05/2010
Contributor: darthkitt3n darthkitt3n
I got mine when I was 13. I didn't have any cramps or anything, so I didn't know until I went to the bathroom. My mom thought someone was killing me from the amount of screaming I was doing.
12/09/2010
Contributor: Anne Ardeur Anne Ardeur
Hm. I selected 11, but might have been younger - I remember that I already had my period in the first year of secondary school, when I was 11, but I don't recall if it started that year or earlier.
12/11/2010