Your child will go through lots of changes in puberty. One of the most significant milestones is her first period. Most of the blood and tissue comes out in the first couple of days, but some girls will continue to have bleeding for up to seven days.

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Vulvovaginitis, or inflammation and irritation of the genital area, may occur in females of any age — including newborns, toddlers, and children, but it most commonly occurs in girls who have not yet started puberty. There are several potential causes of vulvovaginitis. Young girls are more susceptible to vulvovaginitis because they have less estrogen, which makes the vulvar skin thinner and sensitive. Common causes include allergic reactions, infections bacterial, fungal, pinworms , poor hygiene, and other skin conditions. Yeast is actually an uncommon cause of vulvovaginitis in girls who are toilet trained. Some experience painful urination. Then they will perform an exam of the external genitalia.
It’s already hard to be a woman in the workplace
Despite the fact that the pain made it so hard for me to go to work, it took me a year to tell my boss. And I hardly mentioned it to my closest friends and family. Dysmenorrhea, the technical term for extreme period pain, is a common problem. But unlike the skiing-aficionado in your office who excitedly explains how he broke his arm on the slopes, many menstruating women grimace through their pain in silence. In , I was surprised to find myself as one of these silent sufferers. I bled heavily for 12 to 30 days at a time, often with only days of a break in between. Hard to say which is worse.
A pelvic exam is where a doctor or nurse practitioner looks at a girl's reproductive organs both outside and internally. This includes feeling a girl's uterus and ovaries to be sure everything's normal. Teens don't usually get pelvic exams.