Since COVID hit, some medical experts have reported a rise in the number of kids undergoing early onset puberty. For children who will develop periods, that’s earlier than age 8. In one study, scientists reported that across five pediatric centers in Italy, the number of early onset cases doubled between 2019 and 2020. In another, also in Italy, scientists observed upticks in medical centers in Florence and Rome.
Ayesha Rascoe talks to pediatrician Adiaha Spinks-Franklin, of Texas Children’s Hospital, about the risks of early onset puberty and its complicated relationship with COVID-19.
Source: Early onset puberty has increased since COVID-19 : NPR
” … in 1860, the average age of the onset of puberty in girls was 16.6 years. In 1920, it was 14.6; in 1950, 13.1; 1980, 12.5; and in 2010, it had dropped to 10.5. Similar sets of figures have been reported for boys, albeit with a delay of around a year. What factors lie behind this trend?Oct 20, 2012″
Onset of puberty in girls has fallen by five years since 1920 – The Guardian source: google search