There is unexpectedly large variation in height growth in girls after their first period. Every second girl grows either more or less in length than the 6-8 centimeters that is considered standard.
This has been shown in a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg., was to investigate how the timing of the first menstruation is related to the subsequent height growth in girls and the factors behind it.
The study reinforces the idea that early onset of menstruation is followed by greater height growth and vice versa. The onset of menstruation before the age of 12 was followed by a growth in the median of almost 13 centimeters. For study participants who had their first period after just over 14 years of age, the corresponding growth was about 3 centimeters.
"There is a widespread belief that girls grow 6-8 centimeters after their first period, which even medical students are taught," he says."With this study, we show that there is a huge variation and that those who enter puberty early and get their first period early grow significantly more than previously thought, and that those who are late in getting their first period do not grow that much more.
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