When you first get your period, it's normal to be confused and wonder what's happening to you. If all your questions aren't answered here, talk with your healthcare provider, your parents, or someone else you trust.

A period is the result of a cycle that takes place inside a girl's body. This menstrual cycle makes it possible for women to have babies. The cycle begins with ovulation, when an egg is released and begins its journey.

HIV causes AIDS. AIDS kills by making a person unable to fight off disease. There is no cure. HIV is passed from person to person. It is passed through body fluids. This includes blood, semen, and vaginal fluid. HIV can be passed from a pregnant mother to her unborn child.

You may find yourself asking: “Why?” It’s normal to seek meaning by asking questions, but there’s not always an answer for loss. With time, your loss may still be part of your life, but not the only thing in it. Here is information to help you through grief and loss.

Too much lead can make you, your children, and even your pets sick. Breathing, touching, or eating paint or dust containing lead is the most likely way of being exposed.

Anesthesia is medicine that lets your child sleep during surgery. It is given by a trained specialist. Read on to learn how anesthesia works for surgery for tonsils, adenoids, and ear tubes.

Your child will be cared for by a surgical team. This team will include a surgeon, and one or more nurses, and other health professionals. An anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist will give your child medicine to make him or her fall asleep. Here is information about your child's surgery.

Here is a list of things to bring to the hospital the day of your child's surgery.

Here are some things that you'll need to do before your child's surgery.

How careful are you when handling guns? Your child will look to you as a role model. You need to act safely. Here is a gun safety checklist.