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Re: First menstruation without body changes?

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 31 Aug 2002 11:48:39 -0500 (CDT)

At Fri, 30 Aug 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>My 9 year old came to me tonight and told me there was blood when she
>went to the bathroom. I'm thinking maybe she has a cut on her labia or
>something because she hasn't started developing breasts or growing any
>pubic or underarm hair yet. How likely is it that it's really her
>period?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Ann

without some breast or hair development, it is unlikey it is her period -- could be a scratch, or a foreign body (sometimes kids experiment and put things where they shouldn't be). You can take her to her pediatrician for an exam 

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA


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