Question

Reproductive age in women starts when their

• A. Menstruation starts
• B. Breasts start developing
• C. Body weight increases
• D. Height increases

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Menstruation starts

The correct option is A:

Explanation of the correct option:

1. In girls, reproductive age starts with the onset of puberty, when they become sexually mature and capable of producing offspring.
2. Every month either of their ovaries releases an egg for fertilisation (fusion of male and female gamete) to take place.
3. The uterine wall thickens and prepares itself to implant the fertilised egg.
4. However, in the absence of fertilisation the uterine wall breaks, and blood and mucous come out through the vaginal passage.
5. This phenomenon is known as the menstrual cycle or menstruation.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option B:

Development of the breast is a secondary sexual character that enhances during the time of puberty.

Option C:

Body weight is not related to reproductive age.

Option D:

Increase in height is a physical change of the body and it is not related to the reproductive maturity of females.

Final answer: Reproductive age in women starts when their menstruation starts.