that women begin monitoring their fertility from the time of
menarche. Tracking the menstrual cycle including fertile time
allows for the identification of the different stages of their reproductive
life cycles and serves as a tool in identification of
gynecologic disorders through knowing regular from irregular
cycles.3,33 Menstrual cycle monitoring can be taught in the
school setting to premenarcheal girls or to mother-daughter
dyads in order to open the doors of communication in the
home