When you think about signs you expect to see in your child during puberty, pain in their legs is usually not one of them. About half of all 8-12 year old adolescents experience pain in their legs in the evening or pain that might even…
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Growing Pains or Something More?
January 20, 2016
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Moms, It’s Never Too Late To Learn About Your Reproductive System
January 13, 2016
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Recently I presented a lecture about the female reproductive system entitled “Female Orgasm” for medical students at UCLA Medical School, sponsored by the American Medical Woman’s Association. I give this lecture each year and as you might expect, there are LOTS of participants. Here are…
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She’s not a little girl anymore… | Transitions for parents during puberty
January 7, 2016
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
These pictures were placed in a frame and given to my son by his daughter, my granddaughter, for Christmas. In the picture on the left, my granddaughter is 2 years old and barely able to reach her dad’s hand. In the picture on the right,…
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Girls of All Ages Need to Know About Hormones
November 4, 2015
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
No matter what your age, if you are a woman, hormones are probably affecting your life in some way. When we were young, around 8-10 years old, hormones began ramping up to steer our body into puberty. Our memory of being a preteen is dominated…
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Isn’t she too young to use a tampon? | Puberty
September 11, 2015
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Recently, I talked to a mom whose daughter had just started having her period. The mom thought her daughter was too young to use a tampon because she was only 11 years old. One day the young girl wanted to go swimming with her friends…
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