If you did, have any of you not gotten it treated like myself? My parents never took me to a pediatrician when I first got it. I'm a little worried about what the affects of me not getting it treated is.

[spondiferous]

I have never actually heard of it, up until now. Have you talked to a doctor about it? I'm not sure what resources are like where you live. Maybe there's a medical health professional who can help you sort this out.

[Big Mama]

That is not term I am familiar with. Can you give a quick definition of what that is?

[unaluna]

It's starting puberty at a very young age. Like way before 10 even. They were wondering if it could be caused by exposure to hormones in food, like in poultry or milk or beef, or if because children were fatter, but I don't think they found anything definitive, except that puberty is generally occurring earlier, partly due to better nutrition.

[growlycat]

PCOS is the only potential association I've heard of

Originally Posted by spondiferous

I have never actually heard of it, up until now. Have you talked to a doctor about it? I'm not sure what resources are like where you live. Maybe there's a medical health professional who can help you sort this out.

No, I haven't, actually. I didn't really know it was a thing until a while ago. I used to think of it as "Oh, I menstruated when I was 8." And I found out through searching that doctors typically give you medication to "slow down" the effects of your body "growing up" too quickly/soon when you are a child.

I have gotten my PAP SMEAR like a year ago, along with some blood work, and nothing really showed that there was anything unusual, but I don't want to seem like a hypochondriac. I was just hoping someone on here experienced it as well, and could give a little guidance on what they did if they were too late or something.

[Big Mama]

distortedcreativity, I don't know much about this subject. But I do know I started my period when I was 9 years old. I was in 5 th grade. It was hit and miss, and not regular but frequent enough that I know that is definitely what it was. My parents didn't know any thing was potentially wrong. They just figured it was time. 30 years later society knows,I hope, that it is not healthy or normal.

Over the course of the years, I have had no harmful side affects. I have 3 beautiful children. I have regular periods, and have had no further issues. I just started early and that is it as far as I know.

I ma not 39 and am dealing with pre-menopausal symptoms. The dr says well you started early then most and you are going threw this to earlier then most. But no concerns. I hope that helps put your mind at ease some.

Originally Posted by Big Mama

distortedcreativity, I don't know much about this subject. But I do know I started my period when I was 9 years old. I was in 5 th grade. It was hit and miss, and not regular but frequent enough that I know that is definitely what it was. My parents didn't know any thing was potentially wrong. They just figured it was time. 30 years later society knows,I hope, that it is not healthy or normal.

Over the course of the years, I have had no harmful side affects. I have 3 beautiful children. I have regular periods, and have had no further issues. I just started early and that is it as far as I know.

I ma not 39 and am dealing with pre-menopausal symptoms. The dr says well you started early then most and you are going threw this to earlier then most. But no concerns. I hope that helps put your mind at ease some.

Thank you for the insight, I was rather worried that others on here didn't go through the same, and I would just never know if anything was or wasn't wrong with me. Me, my mother, and sister endured the same, and my mom didn't know why she was dealing with pre-menopausal symptoms herself. Maybe it is similar to your situation.

I got my period when I was 9, as well. [*highfive!* ...sorry. heh]

The only thing is, and I'm REALLY not sure about the mechanics of this at all and never thought about it for some reason...
I'm on depoprovera. For many women it makes them stop menstruating... I am one of those women. I have been on it for several years and maybe I spot like once a year.

There are various reasons I am on it, not simply birth control, and I have found over all there is a huge benefit for me.
But menstruation, I thought?, was triggered essentially by the release of an egg from the ovary. The lining of the uterus builds up slightly but if the egg doesn't need to attach, there is no reason for that lining, and that's what the menstruation is.

But... my ovaries haven't released many eggs at all for the last several years. Each woman has a finite number of eggs [I keep writing "eggs" like I'm a damn chicken, sorry it's late] that their body can release. Once they have gone through those, menapause starts. When near the end, the body prepares for menapause.

So... sorry for the long background.
But i guess my curiosity is arriving at: yeah I started puberty basically sprinting out of the gate at nine years old, but I've been on depo provera for the better part of over a decade [taken a couple breaks of a couple months].

I'm 31 now.
I'm wondering how all that might factor together in terms of menopause.

Anyone have any personal insight into this?

I'm not sure how long depoprovera has been in use, so maybe no one has personal experience, or at lest not many at this point.

I'll try to look into it in the next few days though.

Sorry to thread jack. I just thought it kind of relevatn? sorry if not.
I don't know.
late.

[indigo1015]

I was never diagnosed with it because I don't think it was really well-known in the 90s, but I had my first period when I was nine and breasts when I was seven. I was pretty ashamed of it growing up, and even now I still feel like it makes me a bad person. Not sure why, but researching it and all the negative implications doctors say result from it doesn't help.

[MsLady]

The only issue I forsee is with the potential inability to have children late in life.

A friend of mine started her menses earlier in life and had them more frequently than I did. When she hit her mid to late 30s, she struggled having children because she didn't have a lot of eggs left. The ones that were available just weren't producing results. She ended up using an egg donor.

I, on the other hand, started late. I believe I was 14 or 15yrs old. I am now 44 years old with a 3yr old and a 1yr old. I got pregnant 4times (with 2 losses) in my 40s.

We are born with a preset number of eggs. When we menstruate, we release one of those eggs each month. If we start mensing at 8yrs old, the egg pool will deplete itself earlier in life.. and I suppose perimenopause kicks in.

So, I guess I'd start family planning sooner in life or have my eggs frozen if a child starts mensing at a really young age.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.