Question for 'em women

[At Dusk And Forever]

I have a female friend she's 15 and she hasn't had a period and she's very short and small breasts is something wrong with her eek

Oh and this is optional to answer why are people into the emo trend.

[Chanda Jay]

She's just a late bloomer, if she hasn't had her period by the time she's 18 she should see a doctor.

The emo trend makes whiney middle schoolers feel like they belong. As long as they don't talk about it too much I just ignore it.

[Holy Roman Empire]

Not getting your period up until seventeen is within normal range.
Tell her not to worry.

[Dusty Gozongas]

She's CURSED that's why..... okay, no. I think everybody else has already accurately answered your question.

[Sanguina Cruenta]

Now, I want you to know first of order that this is a very slim possibility and she's probably just a late bloomer. It happens, especially when you're a shorter person, because puberty is partially triggered by body weight. So I wouldn't worry about it yet.

There is, however, a disorder called Androgen Insensitivity. These people are genetically male - that is, XY - but the testosterone that they produced when they were a foetus (i.e., androgen) couldn't be taken up by the part of their brain that's meant to do that. This androgen is what triggers male foetuses to start developing into boys. Before that, all foetuses appear female.

With androgen insensitivity, the brain doesn't take up the androgen and so this process isn't triggered, and the baby appears physically female. Often they don't notice that there's any sort of problem until puberty when they don't develop. Their body won't turn into a male body because their brain can't take up the male hormone, but they won't turn into a female body easily because they don't produce much oestrogen. They just get given some oestrogen and they develop as women.

So she should be fine, but if she's concerned she may want to talk to her doctor, who will probably tell her she's fine and just needs to wait it out.

[xXLame_JaneXx]

shes growing still

[Grandiloquence]

She's incredibly lucky.
I wish I could have gotten my first period at 15 or 16. :[

[Chanda Jay]

Sanguina-chan

Now, I want you to know first of order that this is a very slim possibility and she's probably just a late bloomer. It happens, especially when you're a shorter person, because puberty is partially triggered by body weight. So I wouldn't worry about it yet.

There is, however, a disorder called Androgen Insensitivity. These people are genetically male - that is, XY - but the testosterone that they produced when they were a foetus (i.e., androgen) couldn't be taken up by the part of their brain that's meant to do that. This androgen is what triggers male foetuses to start developing into boys. Before that, all foetuses appear female.

With androgen insensitivity, the brain doesn't take up the androgen and so this process isn't triggered, and the baby appears physically female. Often they don't notice that there's any sort of problem until puberty when they don't develop. Their body won't turn into a male body because their brain can't take up the male hormone, but they won't turn into a female body easily because they don't produce much oestrogen. They just get given some oestrogen and they develop as women.

So she should be fine, but if she's concerned she may want to talk to her doctor, who will probably tell her she's fine and just needs to wait it out.

It's spelled "fetus" not "foetus".

[now is forever]

I agree with the second poster....probably just a late bloomer. If she's worried, she can go to a doctor, but unless she's in the same state at 18+ she should be fine.

[now is forever]

ChandaPanda123

It's spelled "fetus" not "foetus".

Actually, it can be spelled fetus, foetus or fœtus.

[Chanda Jay]

now is forever

ChandaPanda123

It's spelled "fetus" not "foetus".

Actually, it can be spelled fetus, foetus or fœtus.

That's odd.