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Pesticide exposure speeds up puberty in boys
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA]. April 2 (ANI): Chinese researchers have warned environmental exposure to pesticides that kill mosquitoes, insects and sprayed on crops, may cause boys to reach sexual maturity early at the age of nine.
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Sexual abuse may accelerate early puberty in girls: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 18 (ANI): A study reveals that girls, who experience physical abuse early in life, may hit puberty eight to 12 months earlier than their non-abused peers, thus increasing their chances of developing depression, substance abuse and teenage pregnancy.
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Girls from low-income families feel unprepared for puberty: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 5 (ANI): A new study reveals that girls from low-income families are unprepared for puberty and have largely negative experiences of this transition.
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Free sanitary pads, puberty lessons can improve girls' school attenda
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 22 (ANI): Giving free sanitary pads and lessons on puberty to teenage girls can be an effective way in boosting their attendance at schools, which can have long-term economic implications for women in low and middle-income countries, reveals a new study.
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Symptoms, causes and treatment of precocious puberty
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [England], Sept. 16 (ANI): While puberty is usually considered to hit an individual during the early teenage, the past couple of months have seen a surge in the cases of precocious puberty, the condition where the body starts to develop when children are as young as even two years old
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