CHILDREN’S HEALTH: MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITIES IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS
Symptoms: severe abdominal pain or backache; menstruation before age nine; failure to menstruate by age 17; long-term absence of menstruation; excessive bleeding. Home care: Give aspirin or paracetamol for pain. Encourage the girl to follow her normal schedule of activities during her period. Consult her doctor. - After a girl starts to menstruate it may take [...]