GROWING UP: Hormones and Hygiene and more.pptx

Growing up. Approach to adolescent health

1. GROWING UP: hormones, hygiene, emotions & more Dr. Isha Wadhawan MBBS, MD, Diplomate ABOG, MRCOG, FMAS Consultant Obstetrics & Gynaecology Fortis Escorts Hospital, Faridabad.

2. Overview How? (do we grow up) -Physical changes of puberty Menarche & menses -Caring for yourself -What is NOT normal? Emotions & moods -When/who to seek help from?

3. GROWING UP! A’int it cool?!

4. THE BUSINESS OF ‘GROWING UP’ Pitutary gland  hormones  make us undergo puberty ie physical and emotional changes from a child to an adolescent.

5. P for puberty! Physical changes in girls  -Gain in height -Breast development -Widening of hips -Pubic hair -Onset of menses

6. Physical changes in boys -growth spurt, broadening of chest -deepening of voice, facial hair -pubic hair -changes in genitals **Fun fact: On an average puberty begins 1-2 years later in boys.

7. Teasing a classmate with unequal sized breasts or acne on her face…… Poking fun at a boy who is shorter than the girls in class…. Helping a friend who just had her first period wear a pad… Making fun of your classmate whose voice is cracking….. The teacher scolding a girl who is on her period and accidentally soiled her clothes……..

8. Our biology

9. Menstruation – why and how?

10. Menstruation – what is normal?

11. Menstrual management – staying cool! Managing the flow. 2.Maintaining proper hygiene and cleanliness. 3. Eating a balanced diet. 4. Maintaining an active lifestyle while avoiding stress and tension.

12. Be prepared Know your products -sanitary pads -tampons -menstrual cups

13. Menstrual cups and tampons

14. First period!

15. Stay prepared & ‘self care’!

16. Hygiene 

17. Seek help when….. Menses are Irregular – frequent or delayed Heavy  Painful 

18. Polycystic ovarian disease

19. GROWING UP: hormones, hygiene, emotions & more Dr. Isha Wadhawan MBBS, MD, Diplomate ABOG, MRCOG, FMAS Consultant Obstetrics & Gynaecology Fortis Escorts Hospital, Faridabad.

20. Overview How? (do we grow up) -Physical changes of puberty Menarche & menses Emotions & moods -When/who to seek help from?

21. GROWING UP! A’int it cool?!

22. THE BUSINESS OF ‘GROWING UP’ Pitutary gland  hormones  make us undergo puberty ie physical and emotional changes from a child to an adolescent.

23. Physical changes in boys -growth spurt, broadening of chest -deepening of voice, facial hair -pubic hair -changes in genitals **Fun fact: On an average puberty begins 1-2 years later in boys. P for puberty!

24. P for puberty! Physical changes in girls  - And the onset of menses

25. Menstruation is a disease! *It just a sign that you are growing up!

26. A girl’s body is polluted or impure or ‘cursed’ at the time of menses ! *Menstrual fluid is harmless mixture of blood and tissue that is not used by your body *Women can enter the kitchen and handle food *Excluding women on their period from events can effect their self respect, ability to learn and educate themselves

27. Women should not bathe during menses or eat sour food as it increases flow. *Menstrual fluid is harmless mixture of blood and tissue that is not used by your body *Having a health diet rich in iron, with Vitamin C is essential. *Excluding women on their period from events can effect their self respect, ability to learn and educate themselves

28. YOU SHOULD NOT EXERCISE DURING MENSES…. * You can and should exercise to release happy hormones called endorphins!

29. EMOTIONS are running high Feeling overtly sensitive Looking for an identity Feeling uncertain Peer pressure Conflicting thoughts Mood swings Feeling conscious about self Getting sexual desires

30. Yay or nay! If a person has a mental health condition, it means the person has low intelligence. M ental health condition is a sign of weakness; if the person were stronger, they would not have this condition. Bullying is a natural part of childhood. It will make you tougher. IT’S JUST A PHASE. THEY’RE ONLY USING/ACTING OUT FOR ATTENTION. THEY’LL EVENTUALLY GROW OUT OF IT. Having romantic or sexual feelings is sick! It is essential to date as a teenager. Homosexuality is a disease.  

31. Managing emotions… Be kind to yourself. Seek information. Set boundaries. Talk to someone.

32. Conclusions Lessons for all…. Understand and acknowledge the changes of growing up….. Bust myths – to make menses and menstrual hygiene a normal fact! Support, empathize, don’t judge =Stay cool! Strategies to manage emotions.

33. Dr. Isha Wadhawan 9650253154 [email protected] @ fb, insta , youtube dr_isha_wadhawan Visiting consultant , Fortis Escorts Hospital, Faridabad .