| We contacted the families of girls adopted from India born in 1971 or earlier and asked for their growth data and their menarcheal age. |
| Self-reports of menarcheal status have been shown to be fairly accurate over time. |
| To investigate the relationships between menarcheal timing and both menarcheal experience and attitudes toward menstruation in Mexican girls. |
| Second, to investigate the influence of the menarcheal experience on attitudes toward menstruation. |
| While only the adolescent female knows her menarcheal status, breast development is noticeable to all. |
| Because errors in recalling age at menarche likely increase with the duration of time, menarcheal age was based on data provided at the first report of this event. |
