Family Life and Human Sexuality for the Puerto Rican Girl
Madeline Zelonis and Erena Mazou-Skorik
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1. Reuben Hill. Courtship in Puerto Rico: An Institution in Transition. p 96-109 of Cordasco.
Puerto Rican Children in Mainland Schools
, Metuchen N.J. Scarecrow Press Inc. 1968.
THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE
1. An egg is released from an ovary
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2. Egg in egg tube.
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The most important part of a young woman’s body changes in the beginning of the Menstrual Cycle. This is the process in which the woman’s body releases an egg, from the ovaries, which travels through the fallopian tube, or egg tube, and down to the walls of the uterus. The lining of the uterus is now thickened with blood and is ready to shed. The menstruation, or period, comes from the uterus and out the vagina. Between one to three years from its start, your period should be coming regularly. Menstruation is a sign that you can now have a baby. At the age of 16 you are well on your way to becoming a beautiful young lady.
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3. The egg dies, breaks up and passes out of the womb.
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4. The extra womb lining then breaks up and flows out of the vagina.
