Mood swings are when a person’s feelings change strongly and quickly for no apparent reason. They’re caused by hormone changes and the other physical, emotional and social changes that happen during puberty.
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People might feel lonely during puberty because: their friendships and activities change they’re becoming more independent from their family they think their situation, feelings, and thoughts are unique mood swings Talk to a trusted adult if loneliness is overwhelming so you can feel better.
Wider hips make room in the pelvis to grow and birth a baby.
Wet dreams are also called nocturnal emissions. They’re when the penis gets hard and ejaculates (releases semen) when someone’s sleeping. This means they only happen to people who have a penis. During sleep, people with vaginas can get swollen genitals and increased vaginal fluid if they have a sexy dream or a hormone change.
People have hair all over their bodies, including their faces. People with testicles usually start to get changes in the amount, colour and coarseness of their facial hair sometime between the ages of 10 and 18. Some people get lots of facial hair, some don’t get much facial hair until later in adulthood and some […]
People have hair all over their bodies, including their faces. People with ovaries usually have the same type of facial hair before, during and after puberty. If you have ovaries and are having big changes to your facial hair, talk to a doctor to make sure that’s healthy for you. People with testicles usually find […]
No, people don’t need to get the father or anyone else’s permission for an abortion. Only the pregnant person has rights over their pregnancy. It’s a crime to use threats, bullying or violence to force someone to get or not get an abortion. Abortions are legal, very safe and the cost is covered by Alberta […]
An abortion is a medical procedure to end a pregnancy. Given by specially trained doctors, they are legal and very safe. A person’s beliefs and values help them decide what is right or wrong for them.
Yes, abortion is legal in Alberta. People don’t need to get someone else’s permission for an abortion, they don’t need to be a certain age and the cost is covered by Alberta Health Care.
People of any age can get an abortion. They don’t need to get someone else’s permission and the cost is covered.