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Re: My Daughter From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net) Sat, 21 Jul 2001 00:29:52 -0500 (CDT) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: ashley: "cycles and the pill..." Previous message: anonymous@obgyn.net: "dgd" In reply to: Beth: "My Daughter" At Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Beth wrote: > >My daughter is 8 years old. She has started her menstual cycle complete >with cramps. I realize that this is a natural thing to happen. My >question is what can I do to help ease her discomfort. Is there >medication available for children the way there is for adults (such as >midol)? Are there any other precautions that I need to take with her >being so young? 8 is young to be starting a period. You should notify her pediatrician and she should be evaluated by a pediatric/adolescent gynecologist. -- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA author, Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide available in all major bookstores and on-line at amazon.com ****Responses are for educational purposes only and do not construe a doctor-patient relationship. This does not replace a face-to-face consultation with your own doctor.**** ***Private e-mails will NOT be answered*** Next message: ashley: "cycles and the pill..." Previous message: anonymous@obgyn.net: "dgd" In reply to: Beth: "My Daughter"

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