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PERIODS - Is it true that.......

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sweetheart · 16/07/2009 16:16

The trigger for a girl starting her period is when she reaches 7.5 Stone?

My neighbour came out with this gem of info the other day and said it was a medically proven fact. Would be great to know if she is in fact a wise woman!

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shivermetimbers · 16/07/2009 16:19

I have heard the same thing but not sure if it is a medically proven fact.

StealthPolarBear · 16/07/2009 16:20

well certainly not in my case - I was 15 (or was it 14) when they started, can't remember how much I weighed but I've always been on the heavy side

schneebly · 16/07/2009 16:21

I was 13 when I got them and weighed between 9 and 10 stones.

LadyGlencoraSnape · 16/07/2009 16:23

I don't think it is a medically proven fact. I think there is a link between weight and onset of periods but it is not that cut and dried.

QOD · 16/07/2009 16:25

no, cos I heard 6 stone LOL
From experience, it comes after pubic hair! LOL
My dd has biiig boobies, proper ones but not a fluff in sight so hopefully we have a while

Twims · 16/07/2009 16:26

I am sure when I watched a sex ed prog on bbc a couple of years ago that periods started when a girl reached a certain weight but can't remember which. And also I always thought the reason anoreics stopped their periods was due to being to thin.

foofi · 16/07/2009 16:27

I thought it was 7.5 stone as well.

ilovetochat · 16/07/2009 16:27

my period started when i was 11 and weighed 5 1/2 stone but i did have pubic hair from age 10.

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sweetheart · 16/07/2009 16:27

oh well, not to worry - dd is only 9 so hopefully we have a while before we have to worry about that anyway.

Thanks for your info

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foofi · 16/07/2009 16:28

When I was at school it was definitely the 'larger' girls who started first.

CarGirl · 16/07/2009 16:33

but weight has to be linked to height surely! I conceived despite contraception at 6st and a bit, in fact my periods probably started when I weighed about 5st - probably an awful lot to do with the fact I am tiny!

TrillianAstra · 16/07/2009 16:35

I've heard it linked to weight as well, also the onset of puberty in boys is apparently linked to weight. I think there are probably a number of factors, with weight being one of them.

frasersmummy · 16/07/2009 16:35

I really dont know but is it maybe just an average .. ie girls start their periods from x age to x age and at this stage in life they generally weight around the 7.5 stone mark..??

TrillianAstra · 16/07/2009 16:39

Not rpecisely what you were asking, but apparently being overweight in childhood is linked to early onset of puberty. here

suwoo · 16/07/2009 16:51

It was Professor Winston that said it on one of his programmes many years ago. Sorry, I can't be arsed googling it for you .

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