Just wanting advice regarding my teen and no arrival of her period yet. She is nearly 15.
An otherwise healthy, happy girl of an average height with other age-appropriate development happening to her body from the outside.
She is sporty and athletic but only really school-based sport this year and no intensive training or anything like that.
She admits she feels the odd-one-out as they only girl her age at school that hasn’t yet gotten her period and is worried ‘something must be wrong with me’.
We live in a remote rural area with one middle-aged male GP and my daughter isn’t comfortable visiting him for a discussion around this.
There is a Women’s Health Nurse that visits once per month so we’re hopeful that maybe we can get in to see her.
Just chasing advice from anyone who has been in a similar situation.
Would this be something needed to be assessed by a Gynaecologist, therefore a referral from a GP needed? Or hopefully the women’s health nurse is still able to refer if need be.
Just curious to hear if any other mums have been through this, either themselves or with their daughters.
Thank you!
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The age range for period starting is quite large, these days it's more common for girls to get them younger but 9-16 is the normal range, however a bit out of this range is still ok. If it's really out of this range (for example age below 6 or above 18) then I'd be concerned but I wouldn't be too worried at this stage.
I got mine at 16, I was very fit and tall. I have 6 sisters and we all have a similiar body shape and all got it around 15/16 but we also ate very healthy. Supposedly girls are getting it younger due to stress, hormones in our food and their body fat percentage is higher at a younger age resulting in their body maturing early. I’m so grateful I didn’t get mine at 10/12 😳
I think it's something worth investigating. Chances are it's just that she's a later bloomer but I don't think it ever hurts to get things checked out if there's concern.
Someone I knew hadn't got her period at 13 and was worried about it so they went off to the doctors. Turned out she had actually started her period but her vaginal entrance was fused closed (they suspect she was born that way). So everything was getting trapped inside her.
I was late teen for mine. I think 14 nearly 15, it was weird at the time because everyone else had it but at the same time when I did get it, all my problems began. Migraines, psoriasis and I felt awful from that day on and it’s never changed. Enjoy it while she has got it.
Hasn’t got it
Mu cousin was 18, a friend of mine 21
Still normal and has decreased rates of cervical cancer later in life the later menstruation commences. Let it be
I would go to a GP. Does she still have a hymen? If that is still there it can block the period and it can just build up inside the body. If all other signs of puberty are there and have been for some time I would be getting her checked out for sure. A female doctor.