Thank you so much for the information. I am all too glad I no longer have to
worry about this.
However it has been verified that more girls are getting their periods
earlier than previous generations - the norm used to be around 15; mine
started at age 12 and now 10 seems to be more frequent. We are talking
statistics here, not individuals - as with any health studies there will
always be individual cases that fall outside the norm.
I think we have squicked the guys here on the list. ;)
Kat
List Mum
On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 11:50 AM, Anu Arsalo <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> There has been a lot of talk about this, but apparently there is not much
> difference that girls are going into puperty much earlier than in the past.
> The normal age for puberty for girls is 9-14 and that has not changed. If
> the puberty starts earlier, it is called precocious puberty and there is
> usually a medical problem underlying the reason for going into puberty
> earlier.
> My daugther is 10 and just recently started her period. She was 10 and 3
> months when she started. I was 10 and 11 months when I started, so yes
> she
> was earlier than me, but not significantly earlier.
> There is a whole lot on this on the web. I copied below what one site was
> saying.
>
> Anu and Tuisku (having her 2nd period right now at 10 and 4 months)
>
>
> Overview
>
> Puberty is the time during which sexual and physical characteristics
> mature.
> Precocious puberty is when these body changes happen earlier than normal.
> Symptoms
>
> In girls, precocious puberty is when any of the following develop before
> age
> 8:
>
> - Armpit or pubic hair
> - Beginning to grow faster
> - Breasts
> - First period (menstruation)
> - Mature outer genitals
>
> Some evidence suggests that it may be normal for these changes to occur as
> early as age 7 in Caucasian girls and age 6 in African-American girls.
>
> In boys, precocious puberty is when any of the following develop before age
> 9:
>
> - Armpit or pubic hair
> - Growth of the testes and penis
> - Facial hair, often first on the upper lip
> - Muscle growth
> - Voice change (deepening)
>
> Treatment
>
> Medications can stop the release of sexual hormones. Some tumors need to be
> removed with surgery.
> Causes
>
> Puberty usually begins between ages 10 and 14 for girls, and ages 12 and 16
> for boys. Some African American girls may start puberty earlier, around age
> 9.
>
> The exact age a child enters puberty depends on a number of factors,
> including family history, nutrition, and gender.
>
> Often there is no clear cause for precocious puberty, but some cases are
> due
> to changes in the brain, genetic problems, or certain tumors that release
> hormones. These conditions include:
>
> - Congenital adrenal
> hyperplasia<
> https://health.google.com/health/ref/Congenital+adrenal+hyperplasia>
> - Disorders of the testicles, ovaries, or adrenal glands
> - Hypothalamic hamartoma
> - McCune-Albright
> syndrome<https://health.google.com/health/ref/McCune-Albright+syndrome>
> - Tumors that release a hormone called hCG
> -
> -
>
> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 8:13 AM, Kathy Pink <[log in to unmask]>
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> > omg! It is hard enough to have a baby under twenty.
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> > > From: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: Disability groups slam move to sterilize disabled girl, 11
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > >
> > > Research shows that girls are getting their periods younger and younger
> > > these days; it's not unheard of to hear of 5 year olds having periods.
> > Many
> > > experts think it's exposure to toxins or overuse of antibiotics in
> animal
> > > feed that get into our bodies.
> > >
> > > But I do have to agree with you on this, too.
> > >
> > > Kat
> > >
> > > On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 4:16 PM, Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]>
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> > > > what? 11 year olds get their cycles at that age? i was 15! anyway, in
> > this
> > > > case i think it's warrented. imagine a 3 year old having a baby.
> > > >
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