Menarche, the onset of the menstrual cycle, typically begins between the ages of 8-16 with the average age being 12. As estrogen levels rise during puberty, the young girl will experience her first menstrual cycle (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, 2002). It can take up to one year for the girl to experience a regular 28-day cycle. There are some cases where females continue to have irregular bleeding and the physician may need to prescribe medications to help control or regulate the cycle. Most girls will have a regular 28-day cycle until they become pregnant.
Women will typically experience menses until menopause. The body is no longer producing eggs (ovulating) and the ovaries stop making estrogen which is responsible for thickening the endometrium (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, ACOG, 2007). According to The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the average age for women to experience menopause is 51 years.
Menarche and menopause is a natural effect of the body, the beginning and the end to the menstrual cycle.
References:
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (2007). The menopause years. Retrieved April 8, 2007, from http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/bp047.cfm
U.S, Department of Health and Human Services. (2002). Menstruation and the menstrual cycle. Retrieved April 8, 2007, from http://www.4woman.gov/faq/menstru.htm
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