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UAMS will hold its popular Girlology puberty session April 7.
UAMS To Host Girlology Puberty Event April 7
| LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is bringing back its popular Girlology puberty session April 7 to help girls face puberty with greater confidence.
Held from 2-4:30 p.m. in the 12th floor auditorium of the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, the event is for girls ages 8-14, accompanied by a parent or other caregiver.
During Girlology, attendees will learn about growth and development; bras and bra shopping; hygiene and hair management; nutrition and growth; menstruation and menstrual hygiene; respect for self and others; moods and emotions; and internet safety and curiosity.
The 2.5-hour course will be taught by UAMS physicians from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology — Nirvana Manning, M.D., department chair and professor; Laura Hollenbach, M.D., associate professor; and Kathryn Stambough, M.D., assistant professor in the department’s Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology who sees patients at Arkansas Children’s.
“Discussions about puberty can be very daunting for parents and children, this program makes it easy to start these important conversations,” Manning said. “With Girlology, we create a safe space where the girls and adults receive medically accurate information from physicians. Ultimately, we hope that the lessons learned here can help families communicate better in the future.”
Our goal is to have physicians provide medically accurate information, create a shared experience, and keep the lines of communication open in the future.”
The cost is $30, although scholarships are available for those who cannot afford it.
For more information or to register for the event, visit uams.health/girlology.
UAMS held its first Girlology session in August 2022. Approximately 220 girls and their accompanying adult attended the inaugural event. Since then, several more sessions have been held and more than 1,000 families have attended.
“We are so excited that the program continues to grow,” said Manning.
UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and eight institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute, Institute for Digital Health & Innovation and the Institute for Community Health Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS’ clinical enterprise. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 3,275 students, 890 medical residents and fellows, and five dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 12,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children’s, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube or Instagram.###