First period: Menarche usually occurs between ages 11 & 13 in the us. Before the first period a girl may feel bloated, develop cramps in legs or abdomen & feel moody (depressed or anxious). Bleeding is when you can really know that your period has begun.
Answered 6/18/2013
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