Age of Onset of Menarche and Adjustment of Girls

Bhajisha Uppoottingal

Abstract: Age at menarche is a most significant period of girl?s life, with physical development along with emotional development. It is an important milestone during puberty and seen that a secular declining trend in age with psychosocial challenges, wider public health concern emanating from this. This article mainly focuses on early onset menarche and its effect on girl?s attaining menarche.

Keywords: Menarche, Early onset menarche, Expected age onset menarche, Adjustment problems