It is not about age, but

Posted By: weight on 2009-01-02
In Reply to: Calling womenwith little girls - question

Weighing 105 pounds is what triggers the period. Just like an athlete can lose weight as an adult and stop her period. There has to be enough body fat.

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Calling womenwith little girls - question
- Hormones - me
- 9-15 - Linda
- It is not about age, but - weight
  - Umm...I weighed under 100 til I went to college...short and very skinny kid...still started at 9 yrs - nm
- Uhhh, I'd get some pads for one thing - sm -
- started 1 mo before my 10th b-day...22 years ago :) - sm
- All girls are different - LinK
- I clearly remember the 'period assembly' at school...sm - Confetti
- I type pediatric reports all the time, and from what - PediTyper
- I know a young girl who had a wonderful experience......sm - anon
- Started my cycle a month before my 11th birthday. - Lllls
- Age of starting depends on a lot of things sm - HappyFlaMT
  - I think weight is a big factor, too. - truffle
- I would have her checked by an endocrinologist - deenibeeni
  - I always wondered about that...thanks!!! - Interesting
  - Are you serious?? - Little girls
    - Listen, you. - deenibeeni
      - besides which - deenibeeni
        I had a wonderful morning and - Little girls
        context is everything - deenibeeni
        As I recall - (sm)
- guess i'd - sm
  - It is the steroids they are inducing into diary products sm - LMT
    - re steroids in dairy products, - sm
      - We try to buy organic and in fact - Organic mostly
    - As a young girl, I suffered so much - Girl stuff
      - I agree wholeheartedly - me
        This is not a new thought in my mind - Girl stuff

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