This whole menstruation thing might be a big mystery to you.
Menstruation is a big event in a young girl's life.
It is the outward proof that she is becoming a woman, so she needs to acquire a complete understanding of what happens during the menstrual cycle. Your period is not a downer, you are becoming a woman and women are very cool and important people. Having a period is your body's way of saying it is normal and functioning properly. During puberty, certain hormones from the brain that stimulate the ovaries are released. The ovaries then produce estrogen and progesterone, hormones that make the eggs in the ovaries mature so the woman can have a child.