Learn more about welcoming womanhood, going with the flow and a time of power and wisdom. Learn about the cycles of your body. It can be exciting, scary, energizing, or a time of turmoil. It depends on what messages we've been given about our bodies and ourselves, what we know about menstruation and our bodies' processes, and how much support we get from the people around us.
Many books give diagrams and drawings.
The best way to find out is to see for yourself. You can easily see what's between your legs using a mirror. After all, a boy's genitals are private too, but no one thinks it's weird when he looks at them. The Period Book , pp.14-15. Approximately each month, one of your ovaries will release a tiny egg, the size of a needle's tip.