For ages 8–12
Is this
normal?
Have you noticed something in or on your body and wondered what it is? Find the question that sounds most like what you have seen, felt or noticed.
What have you seen, felt or noticed?
Start with what you've noticed
Choose the question closest to your experience. Each article explains what it might be, what it is called and why it can happen.
Choose a question to explore the explanation and practical steps in English.
Your body is changing
Why is my body changing before or after other people's?
Breasts
Why do my breasts hurt, and why aren't they exactly the same?
Something in my underwear
What is the white, slightly sticky fluid in my underwear?
Sweat and body odour
Why am I sweating more and smelling different?
Blood in my underwear
I've found blood in my underwear. Could it be my period?
Period pain
Why does my tummy hurt during my period?
Pain when I pee
Why does it sting or hurt when I pee?
Pain in my genital area
Why does it hurt in or around my private parts?
Itching or smell
Why does my genital area itch or smell different?
Heavy bleeding
How can I tell if I'm bleeding a lot during my period?
Lower tummy pain
Why does my lower tummy hurt when I'm not on my period?
Can't find your question?
Explain it in your own words
You can start with what you saw, felt or noticed. You do not have to know the right word for it.