The irregular and sometimes very abundant menstruation (sometimes resembling an actual hemorrhage) of puberty, so defined by medical terms as menometrorrhagia, is most often due to the immaturity of the ovulatory “system.” Given Ilaria’s young age, once other organic causes have been excluded, the combined pill may be the ideal solution since it stabilizes hormone levels (and thus regulates menstrual flow), and could simultaneously return serenity to both the daughter and the apprehensive mother.
