Question

Reproductive age in women starts when their__________.

• A. menstruation starts.
• B. breasts starts developing
• C. body weight increases
• D. height increases.

Answer 1

The correct option is A

menstruation starts.

The correct option is A.

Explanation of correct option:

1. The reproductive stage of life in females begins in adolescence (10 to 12 years old) and lasts until about the age of 45 to 50 years.
2. Menarche, the start of the first menstrual cycle in females represents the start of their reproductive age.
3. Menstruation is the periodic discharge of unfertilized eggs and ruptured endometrium (inner lining of the uterus) in the form of blood and mucosal tissue through the vagina.

Explanation of incorrect option:

Option B:

1. Development of the breast is a secondary sexual character in females.
2. When a girl reaches puberty, her ovaries begin to generate estrogen, a female hormone that causes the breasts to develop.

Option C:

1. An increase in weight will not represent the reproductive age.

Option D:

1. An increase in height will not represent the reproductive age.

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