International Endocrine Society: Block Puberty in Kids with Gender Questions
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Wesley J. SmithPosted
Wed 07 Jan 2009 6:01pm1 Comment
Things continue to go from the strange, to the surreal. The International Endocrine Society is advocating that drugs be given to children with gender identity questions to block puberty, which is already done in some places. From the story:
Transsexual children as young as 12 should be given drugs to postpone pube ...
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Absent Father Might Mean Earlier Puberty for Higher-Income Girls
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Medline PlusPosted
Fri 17 Sep 2010 6:00am
Findings add to previous research, but experts still can't explain link
Friday, September 17, 2010
FRIDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Girls growing up in higher-income homes without a biological father are likely to reach puberty earlier than others, new research finds.
"In higher-income familie ...
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Medical problems relating to puberty and growth
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Dave WPosted
Tue 17 Jan 2012 6:31am
This article discusses the common types of growth and puberty disorders in children and adolescents. This will be of help to any parents, or children, who are concerned about rates of normal growth and puberty.
People come in all shapes and sizes, and in the majority of ca ...
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Can Delaying Puberty & Extending Childhood Increase Lifespan?
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Al Fin ..Posted
Thu 15 Jul 2010 4:13pm
Puberty seems to be arriving at earlier ages for both boys and girls. There are many reasons why puberty onset is earlier now, but most of these reasons are still unclear. The problems that arise from premature puberty include violence , higher risks of cancer and diabetes, increased behavioural problems (drugs, alcohol, delinquency etc), isola ...
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Hormone Disrupting Chemicals Push Girl’s Puberty to Age 9
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Jennifer LancePosted
Tue 02 Nov 2010 12:00am
I still remember that first trip to the department store for a training bra when I was in sixth grade. I didn’t really need it, but my friends were all wearing them. It was also the year I started wearing deodorant, and a year later, I began menstruation at age 12.
Natural News reports:
The study was conducted in 2006 by r ...
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Early Puberty? Thank The British Orphans
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Dr. PollyPosted
Wed 11 Apr 2012 12:50pm
Puberty has been on my mind a lot lately and not just because I have girls in the right demographic. Recently a pediatrician acquaintance with a national platform recently told me she has no doubt girls are starting puberty earlier. My own pediatrician echoed the sentiment. My girlfriends, mother, babysitter, colourist, ditto. As if I have time ...
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Early puberty: what are the signs?
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Dave WPosted
Fri 18 May 2012 9:38am
Early puberty, also known as ‘precocious’ puberty is defined as the physical changes associated with puberty starting before the age of eight years in a girl and nine years in a boy. How can you know if your child has started undertaking these changes, what are the signs, and can anythi ...
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Health Headlines - September 3
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MeredyPosted
Sat 03 Sep 2011 12:01am
Puberty Timing and Progression Affect Behavior and Mood: Study
The timing and progression of puberty affect youngsters' behavior and mood, say researchers who tracked 364 white boys and 373 white girls for six years through puberty.In girls, both an early start and a faster progression of puberty were associated with symptoms of depression, an ...
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