Early Puberty News Today

New research from the University of California - Los Angeles suggests that high levels of stress experienced by mothers during pregnancy may be linked to early signs of puberty in their first-born daughters. The study, which examined adrenal puberty markers like body hair growth and cognitive maturation, found no similar correlations in other children or boys.

Men who had early or late onset of puberty than their peers had a poorer semen quality and smaller testicles at the age 19 years.

This article explores the potential causes of early puberty in girls during the COVID-19 pandemic, and provides insight into how to best support girls during this time.  

Stress and social isolation during the pandemic could have affected hormonal regulation and contributed to early pubertal development in girls.

There is a change in the onset of puberty these days. Girls as young as 8 years old are getting puberty. A lot is being discussed on this early onset of maturity in kids.

Studies show the pandemic saw a spike in precocious puberty among females aged eight and under, but is it something to worry about?

Girls and boys are reaching puberty at younger ages in the last decade or so. This trend has piqued the scientific community's interest.

Girls and boys are reaching puberty at younger ages in the last decade or so. This trend has piqued the scientific community's interest.

Precocious puberty refers to the phenomenon when a child's body begins to change into an adult‘s before the medically observed appropriate age.

Avoid phthalate exposure during pregnancy: Exposure to everyday chemicals (phthalates) during pregnancy may lead to early puberty in the child.