Menarca is the first menstruation

• April 25, 2024

Menarch is the medical term of the first menstruation in a woman, ie the first ovulation which biologically indicates that your body is preparing to be a mother, physical, physiological and psychological changes occur.

Within your lower belly, the ovaries are located, which are sex glands specifically female responsible for containing the ovules inside, every 28 days, when your menstrual cycle begins, an egg will mature and if it is not fertilized, the body is responsible for expelling it in a small hemorrhage called menstruation.

This menstrual cycle aims to prepare your body for be a mom , where ovaries month to month make hormones such as progesterone and estrogen that make your body begin to experience changes, such as the widening of hips and the growth of your breasts.

Sex hormones such as estrogen in women and testosterone in men, are responsible for triggering all the changes that appear during puberty, and the first menstruation is considered the final stage of puberty.

And although you are strictly capable of reproducing yourself, your body will continue to grow a few more years to reach the full potential of an adult woman.

Average age of the Menarca

According to new research on the first menstruation, it seems that the average age at which the menarche appears, has been decreasing over the years, due largely to the increase in stimuli experienced in large cities, nutrition and genetics, mentions the gynecologist Graciela Lewitan, titular member of the Society of Child-Youth Gynecology.

There is always concern about "normality" in the age that young women present their first menstruation, but Pediatrics magazine publishes that the average age of onset of menarche varies from country to country and is often delayed in women from less developed countries.

According to the study "Comparative analysis of the average age of menarche in the Mexican population" conducted by UNAM, 12 years is the average age in Mexico City for the appearance of menarche, although the research highlights that environmental factors they are fundamental in the variability of ages.