Menarche is the onset of physiological events culminating in reproductive capability in females, as demonstrated by menstruation. It is among the later events of puberty. Typically, girls are between ...

The age you got your first period, also called menarche, is one of those milestones people remember forever. It feels loaded with meaning, and for good reason. Hormones, growth, fertility, and the ...

Household instability, including divorce, conflict, and absent fathers, contributes to early menarche. Source: Engin_Akyurt / pixabay Girls are menstruating earlier and earlier. From 1840 to the 1990s ...