"I was shocked." "I didn't know what to do." "I thought I was dying." You don't have to look long to find people sharing the stories of getting their first period on social media — and for many, ...

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Growing up in Borneo, Lyn Yu spent the first 13 years of her life completely unaware that one day, she would have a monthly period. She learned about it when her first period arrived at school, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We can all remember our first period. No matter how much prep you have, it always comes as a bit of a shock to see blood coming ...