Isn't 10 too young to start menstruation?

It's natural to start anywhere from 9 to 13 is the usual. She will probably start slowly though. Having it one month and then gone the next. Till she starts to get regular. She is perfectly within rage and should be fine. Make sure she teaches her daughter how to start a calender that way she knows when it's time and can help guide her daughter. Try to keep the embarrasing moments at bay. Teach her how to properly change. It will be hard because 10 year olds aren't very attentive to things they don't like. So the burden will be on your sister to help her make sure she is taking care of herself.

this is ok I had a neice that started at 9 years old just make sure your sister talks to her about being a young lady now. and all the facts of life for that neice went off and got PG and had a baby at 14 which was a bad situation ended up haveing baby took away from her later but she does know where she is now. and can see her.

Basically, you cannot fight nature. Please take a look at this website: http://www.womenshealth.gov/faq/menstru.htm As a medical professional myself, the average age is about 13 to begin menstruation. However, like this accredited site says, girls start menstruating between ages 8 and 16. So, your neice is in that normal range. Also, she may be very irregular in her cycle at this point and stage in time. It is possible that she won't have a cycle again for a month or two months, and this is considered normal.

My daughter is 10 and hasn't started yet.. He has other signs of maturing- Hair armpits and legs (she has been shaving for about 6 months).. Little buds. She is also moody alot- so I'm sure she will start soon. I keep hoping it will be awhile. I asked a similar queation to this a while back-- Alot of my responses were kids start earlier than we did-- hormones in food and such. I know last year when my daughter was in 4th grade- about 3 girls in her class had already started. I had the talk with my daughter and she giggled--and said she already knew because of these girls. 10 is still a young little girl.. but our girls are maturing faster these days. Their bodies anyways-- not their maturity level. Poor kiddos!

Yes, but it's not that uncommon, and can be treated. Good Morning America had a show where a five year old was suffering from that condition. Some sort of hormonal irregularity, apparently. Needs some rather lengthy maintenance, obviously, but recovery seems to be the norm.

Yeah ten is really too young.I have mine when i was 12 and the other of my family is like 13 and 15.I think nothing is wrong with her coz i remember the daughter of my friend she had her period when she's also 10,so yeah i think there is nothing to worry.

nowadays girls are very active and growing very fast. they keep running here and there therefore this can lead to fast menses. you got it at 11 that does not mean she should get at the same time. some children body structure is quite healthy and this leads to fast menses. you do not have to get panic but have to be extra careful if she has started so and be frank with her and talk about it to her asking her also to be very careful.

No its not unusual at all...in fact one of my neices started getting her menses at 8 yrs old....I would just have your sister sit down and talk to her daughter honestly aobut it all and teach her what needs to be taken care of/done etc etc...

Its not unusual for it to start that young. I wouldnt worry about it if she is not having any problem its okay.

i think it is perfectly normal. well i had mine when i was 10 the only thing will happen is she will grow the body of an adolescents even if she not in her teens and i think these can make a possibility that she may get fat easier. i dont think its necessary to take her to doctor.

I heard it too that the earliest the menstruation period of a girl the realier also it will stop, like you will have an early menopausal...

Hey common dont worry please. I know two of my cousins who started menstruation when they were 9 and 10yrs old. And that is not a big issue to worry. I heard that it is because of some food habits and gene probably. Also I have heard that those kids who eat chicken like stuff more are getting soon because it makes heat body something like that. Now a days these are common thing. And now my cousins have grown up and they had no problem at all.

Well, if compared to the olden days, starting ones menses at 10 years old would be considered to young already. If I'm not mistaken, young girls last time used to begin menstruation at ages 15 or 16! I guess girls these days start to menstruate earlier because of our lifestyle and diets. A couple of my friends started their menses when they were only 10. And it's normal, I should think. Mine only started a couple of years after them. I also think that starting later would be better too. I wouldn't want mine to start when I was 10! When I was 10, I was still happily playing and running around. I was carefree and lived life to the fullest. When I started with my menses, life became more miserable for me. But, I've learnt to deal with it anyway.

theres nothing wrong, you dont have to take her to the dr for that, my friend got her menses at 9yrs old, and so did my mom, and some girls dont get it till there 15, everyone is different, you and your sister have nothing worry about TRUST ME.

Nope not at all I was 10 also when I started. Sometimes it just works out that way and I had a friend who didn't get it until she was almost 15.

Girls are starting younger & younger these days, I had started at 9. I wouldn't be too concerned if a dr says she's fine or unless she experiences severe cramps, also as horrible as this may sound birth controls pills maybe needed. Not for the main reason (a woman being sexually active), but to lighten & shorten her periods. Hope this helps :) There are some strange cases of girls starting even younger: http://www.snopes.com/pregnant/medina.asp

Nope nowadays it isn't. Two of my sisters began to menstruate at the age of 10 and so did my sister-in-law back then. We were shocked too and feel so sad for them. I think they are still kids and not even into their teens. It can be such a nuisance at times. For some reason I'm coming across more and more people who have begun to menstruate early. I don't know if its because of constant change in lifestyles, food we eat or something else. Your sister needn't worry coz its perfectly common nowadays. She must give her daughter all the information though.

Slightly younger than average, but I've heard of 9 year olds getting it too. Generally, it happens at 11, with a vast majority somewhere between 9 and 13. If you're scared, consult a doctor anyway, but I don't think it's much to be concerned about.

I also started at 11, but my sister's niece on her husband's side started at 10. I believe that it is perfectly normal, though I am not an expert, I am a medical assistant. Each woman is different and we all go through these fazes at various ages. People have told me that I started early. Then I have heard of little girls spotting the first few times or even starting one day and then stopping and not starting again for a few years. If she is concerned about her child though, a check may be needed to put her mind at ease.

I dont think there is nothing wrong about it she is geting to that age. what i knowticed in my family, not sure if its true but my grandma started at 13 mom 12 and me 11. maybe it goes down in gerneration?! one thing to look for is her regulation, if she keeps going on and off you could wait a couple years or either take her to the gyno and get on the pill, it helps.