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    Dec 20, 2012, 01:49 PM
    Why haven't I started?
    I am 16 years old and I have never had a period... What's wrong with me? All the girls in my grade have.. Even the younger ones.. Is there a medicine doctors can prescribe to help start my period? Thanks
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    Dec 20, 2012, 01:59 PM
    No.. it happens when your body is ready for it to happen... you are just a late bloomer... it will come soon enough. If it doesn't happen by 17, then perhaps its time to see a gynecologist to find out why.
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    Dec 20, 2012, 03:04 PM
    I would see a gynecologist now. Most girls have their first period by the age of 16.

    Are you very thin, or overweight? Your weight can play a huge part in when you start your period.

    But I would see a doctor about it.
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    Dec 20, 2012, 03:37 PM
    Or an athlete... enough physical training and stress can adversely effect this if she's an Uber athlete... there has to be a certain percentage of body fat for regular cycles to occur. However all that can be determined by the Gynecologist.
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    Dec 20, 2012, 04:03 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by smoothy View Post
    Or an athlete....enough physical training and stress can adversely effect this if she's an Uber athlete...there has to be a certain percentage of body fat for regular cycles to occur. However all that can be determined by the Gynecologist.
    Exactly. There are many things that can delay a girl starting her period. We can't diagnose any of them online.

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