First rule, how do you explain it?

| First of all, the most important thing is that your daughter has information. Talk to her and explain well what it is, that she is not afraid and that she asks everything she wants to know and all the doubts she has.

Parents must give them total confidence to be their reference when looking for information and they must be given the necessary confidence to ask everything they need. Explanations should be done naturally and in language they can easily understand.

It should be explained to them that the rule is a bleeding that is produced by the desquamation of the womb that occurs every month if there is no one, in a woman of childbearing age. It should be explained what normal cycles are, and take advantage to explain about development and. You have to avoid words like dirt, clean the blood ... It is not dirty blood, it is not dirty at all, nor should you feel ashamed. It is something natural and that happens to all women being able to continue their normal life.

Live naturally the first rule

It is very important that they know that the period should not prevent them from leading a normal life. Avoid using expressions such as feeling unwell or ill so that they live it naturally and not as something negative. They can use the protection method that is most comfortable for them, without any contraindication to the use of tampons from the first rule.

The first menstruations are not usually painful, but if they are they should start using physical methods such as heat to relieve it and if necessary they can take analgesia such as paracetamol or ibuprofen if they do not have a contraindication for this medication. In case they do not have enough with these treatments, you should see your doctor for an evaluation.

Another issue that should be discussed is that the rules are usually monthly but that the first years can be very irregular without having any problem for it or affecting their later fertility. Cycles during adolescence can be very irregular without involving any pathology and tend to regulate as the years go by.

In cases where the bleeding is very abundant and there is a suspicion that there may be anemia due to the bleeding, an examination should be done, perhaps an analysis or an ultrasound. In the case of anemia, hormonal treatment should be done on some occasions to control these cycles.

When to take your daughter to the gynecologist for the first time

It is not necessary to take the girl to the gynecologist immediately if she has well-tolerated cycles and does not have very heavy bleeding. In the event that you have a problem that you do not know how to solve, you should always have a reference gynecologist with whom the girl feels comfortable. If you have any questions, you can always contact the one to which MAPFRE policyholders have free access.

What you should know:

• The girls will appreciate simple explanations, in a framework of trust in which they can ask anything that worries them or generates doubts.
• They can use tampons from the first rule without any contraindication for it.
• If she tolerates the rules well and does not bleed too much, it is not necessary to take her to the gynecologist right away. If you have questions, many health companies have a 24-hour phone number.