The document discusses menstruation and provides information about what it is, when it typically starts, and menstrual hygiene practices. It notes that menstruation is a normal and natural occurrence for girls starting as young as age 9, involving the monthly discharge of blood and tissues from the uterus. It also dispels several common myths and misconceptions about menstruation, such as that cold drinks or sour fruits can stop or cause pain, or that jumping from stairs can control flow duration.

2. What is Menstruation?
Menstruation is the periodic discharge of
blood and bloody tissues coming from the
uterus. A girl’s first period is called
“Menarche”.
It signals that she is growing up and her
body is preparing to have a baby some
day.

3. Is it normal to have
Menstruation?
Yes! It is normal for girls to have it as early
as 9 years of age. The flow may last for
about 3-7 days.

4. Menstrual Hygiene
 Take a bath or shower daily.
 Wear clean and comfortable clothes.
Wash your genitals and change your
underwear.
Use sanitary pads. Change them as
often as needed.

6. Do not take a bath or shampoo your hair especially
on the first two days of menstruation.

7. Do not drink very cold drinks or eat sour fruit. It
can cause menstrual pain or stop menstruation.

8. Washing the face with first menstruation flow will
help develop clear and smooth complexion.

9. Menstruation is “DIRTY BLOOD”

10. Jump from the third step of the stairs to have a
three-day menstrual period.

11. FALLACY TRUTH
Taking a bath or
washing your hair
can make a girl go
crazy.
You develop bad
body odor during
your period. To
prevent this, you
should take a
quick bath.

12. FALLACY TRUTH
Jump from third
step of the stairs to
have a three-day
menstrual period.
Menstrual period
varies from one
person to another. It
may last from 3-7
days.

13. FALLACY TRUTH
A girl who washes
her first menstrual
blood will develop
a clear
complexion.
At the onset of
menstruation, your
body produces oil,
which may cause
pimples and
acnes. No amount
of menstrual blood
can give someone
a clear and
smooth
complexion.

14. FALLACY TRUTH
Cold drinks and sour
fruits can stop
menstrual stop or can
cause menstrual pain.
The digestive system
is different from the
reproductive system.
Engaging in simple
exercise and regularly
moving your bowel
can prevent menstrual
discomforts.

15. FALLACY TRUTH
Menstruation is “
Dirty blood”.
Menstruation
consists of
nourishment
produced by the
body to sustain a
growing fetus. It is
not a dirty blood.

17. Changes that occur in boys during puberty :
♂Boys can easily develop bad body
odor because of the rapid changes
taking place inside and outside their
bodies.
♂The boy’s genitals has folds of extra
skin where white secretions called
smegma develop.

18. What can boys do to prevent Body
Odor?
Take a bath as often as possible.
Rinse with water mixed with alum or
tawas.
Apply deodorant to armpits. You can
also mix alum with baking soda and
talcum powder.
Always wear clean undergarments.