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2. Precocious puberty - Wikipedia

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   In its broadest sense, and often simplified as early puberty, "precocious puberty" sometimes refers to any physical sex hormone effect, due to any cause, occurring earlier than the usual age, especially when it is being considered as a medical problem.

3. With puberty starting earlier than ever, doctors urge greater ...

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   A growing number of children are showing signs of puberty at significantly younger age than the average. ... where early puberty rates are among the highest in the U.S., Benton had known 7- and 8 ...

4. What is precocious puberty? Experts explain. - AOL

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   However, about 1% of children in the U.S. experience early puberty, otherwise known as precocious puberty. Dr. Emily Breidbart, a pediatric endocrinologist and assistant professor in the ...

5. Early puberty may be linked to a common chemical used in ...

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   Starting puberty significantly early — younger than age 8 in girls, 9 in boys — may have health effects lasting into adulthood, including higher risks of breast cancer, diabetes and heart disease.

6. Puberty - Wikipedia

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   Scientists are concerned about BPA's behavioral effects on fetuses, infants, and children at current exposure levels because it can affect the prostate gland, mammary gland, and lead to early puberty in females. BPA mimics and interferes with the action of estrogen—an important reproduction and development regulator.

7. Development of the human body - Wikipedia

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   [20] [21] Puberty which starts earlier than usual is known as precocious puberty, and puberty which starts later than usual is known as delayed puberty. Notable among the morphologic changes in size, shape, composition, and functioning of the pubertal body, is the development of secondary sex characteristics , the "filling in" of the child's ...