Sentence examples for earlier puberty from inspiring English sources

Fatter children equals earlier puberty.

However, it is not clear precisely why an absent or emotionally unengaged father should trigger earlier puberty.

Daughters of depressed mothers will have earlier puberty than other girls, according to a recent paper by Bruce Ellis and Judy Garber in the journal Child Development.

Studies suggest that earlier puberty, as measured by the age at first menstruation, can slightly increase the risk of breast cancer, probably because it results in longer lifetime exposure to the hormones estrogen and progesterone, which can feed some tumors.

The study, which was to be announced at the Academy of Pediatrics national conference on Saturday and published online in the journal Pediatrics, did not try to determine what might be causing earlier puberty, although it mentioned changes in diet, less physical activity and other environmental factors as possibilities.

The trend is disturbing to Dr. Weiss, who says she fears that radical changes in the way women live — earlier puberty, rising obesity and alcohol consumption, environmental pollution, long-term use of oral contraceptives, later childbearing and less breast-feeding — could lead to more breast cancer emerging at younger ages.

Early puberty can also decrease a girl's ultimate height.

The early puberty reversed once the shampoo was stopped.

"Breast development doesn't automatically mean early puberty.

"Any paper linking pubic hair with early puberty is garbage.

And early puberty is usually associated with promiscuity, early pregnancy and mood disorders.