Home Economics JSS1 Week 5 Topic: PUBERTY, PERSONAL HYGIENE AND ADOLESCENCE Contents: What is Puberty? Menstruation Body Odour Special Needs and Challenges of Adolescents INTRODUCTION At about ten to fourteen years of age, different changes take place in the body of both boys and girls. These changes are signs of puberty. A. WHAT IS PUBERTY? Puberty is
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Home Economics JSS3 Week 3 Topic: PREGNANCY Contents: What is Pregnancy? Stages of Pregnancy Caring for a Pregnant Woman A. WHAT IS PREGNANCY? Pregnancy is the result of the fertilization of the female ovum or egg by the male cell or sperm. Pregnancy is also the period from conception to birth. After the egg is
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Menstrual Cramps or Pain Menstrual cramps can be quite annoying. The pain ranges from dull and annoying to severe and extreme. It can be very painful and I mean really extremely painful. Its a period of the month I dread so much. Menstrual cramps tend to begin after an egg is released from the ovaries and
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A lot of females experience pain during menstruation and they wonder why this happens. Read the notes below to find out why? Pain is usually normal during menstruation for most females. Menstruation is a monthly occurrence for women in which the body sheds the lining of the uterus (womb), which is then passed through a small
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Topic: Puberty What is puberty? Puberty is the period during which growing boys or girls undergo the process of sexual maturation. In other words, puberty is the time when a young person’s sexual and reproductive organs mature. Before any physical changes happen, the body starts making hormones that trigger sexual development and growth. Puberty involves
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Periods are totally normal, and you should never be embarrassed about getting yours! However, I’m sure of anyone who boasts about enjoying her periods. But it’s definitely true that some gals have it easier than others. Menstruation is something women just have to deal with. The bottom line is that your period should never keep
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You’ve probably heard a lot of things from older, more experienced women about your period. You’ve heard stuff like your first period is your rite of passage into being a woman. Some people would talk about how much it sucks. Others would tell you how it’s super special. Everyone will discuss cramps, headaches, bloating, and
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Periods are totally normal, and you should never be embarrassed about getting yours! I mean, we’re not saying you should shout that you have your period from the rooftops, but you definitely shouldn’t be embarrassed about getting it in the first place. That said, there are some embarrassing things that can happen while you’re on
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We’ve got some good news and some bad news. Let’s start with the bad, because we like to save the best for last: You’ll be dealing with your period for a long, long time—and over the course of that long, long time, you will stain, well, just about everything it’s possible to stain. But the
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