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2. Precocious puberty - Wikipedia

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   African-American girls are especially prone to early puberty. [18] Though boys face fewer problems from early puberty than girls do, early puberty is not always positive for boys. Early sexual maturation in boys can be accompanied by increased aggressiveness due to the surge of pubertal hormones. [57]

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

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   One red flag to look out for is if precocious puberty occurs too early, such as around 4 or 6 years old. While extremely rare, this should be brought to the attention of your child’s ...

4. Why Is Puberty Starting Earlier? New Research Points To ... - AOL

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   What causes early puberty? ... found that the average age that girls had their first periods decreased from 12.5 years old in 1950 to 1969 to 11.9 years old in 2000 to 2005.

5. Familial male-limited precocious puberty - Wikipedia

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   Familial male-limited precocious puberty, often abbreviated as FMPP, also known as familial sexual precocity or gonadotropin-independent testotoxicosis, [1] is a form of gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty in which boys experience early onset and progression of puberty. [2] Signs of puberty can develop as early as an age of 1 year.

6. Puberty - Wikipedia

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   [9] [10] [11] Puberty that 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 ...

7. 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.