Health officers in the region are in high alert as cases for the year reach 49 in the country. This is the situation in Mexico and the rest of North America.
While the average age for girls to get their first period is between 8-13, some Black and Latina girls are getting it as young as 5 years old. Here's why.
A survey by the Pew Research Center showed that 70% of Latino respondents said they didn't get the reinforcement that became available last September. 27% did