Puberty, menstrual cycle and menopause

• Puberty females

  Breasts grow
• Puberty females

  Hips widen
• Puberty females

  Pubic hair
• Puberty both genders

  Oily glands
• Puberty both genders

  Armpit hair
• Puberty males

  Facial hair
• Puberty males

  Voice deepens
• Puberty males

  Shoulders broaden
• Puberty males

  Publc hair
• Puberty males

  Penis and testicles drop
• Puberty males

  Leg hair
• The menstrual cycle lasts for 28 days
• Eggs are made in the ovaries
• The ovaries travel down the oviducts when released and can last for 3 days
• A period is when the cervix breaks down and bleeds
• The place where a egg will meet a sperms is in the oviduct
• The best and easiest time to get pregnant is between days 14-17
• Menstrual cycle days 1-5

  Uterus lining breaks down and menstruation occurs
• Menstrual cycle days 6-10

  Uterus lining thickens again
• Menstrual cycle days 11-18

  Ovulation occurs (day 14)
• Menstrual cycle days 19-28

  Uterus lining continues to thicken
• Menopause is the natural process of aging. The stage when the ovaries completely stop producing reproductive hormones, no periods for 12 months consecutively
• Menopause usually occurs between the ages of 45 - 55 but for some women it happens before 40 this is premature Menopause