Is it true you won't get your period until your weight hits 100 pounds?Surprisingly, it is true that most girls weigh around 100 pounds when their periods start. The reason has to do with reproduction, explains Dr. Stewart Stewart, river, Canada Stewart, river, 331 mi (533 km) long, rising in the Mackenzie Mts., central Yukon Territory, Canada, and flowing generally W to the Yukon River S of Dawson. . While you're not thinking about making babies yet, your body is. Its goal is to start the menstrual cycle menstrual cycle n. The recurring cycle of physiological changes in the uterus, ovaries, and other sexual structures that occur from the beginning of one menstrual period through the beginning of the next. when you weigh enough to support a pregnancy. This isn't an exact science and 100 isn't some magic number, but it is a pretty accurate generalization gen·er·al·i·za·tion n. 1. The act or an instance of generalizing. 2. A principle, a statement, or an idea having general application. . |
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