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Are Boys Going Through Puberty Earlier?

From the show: Healthy Children
Dr. Marcia E. Herman-Giddens, MD
Guest Bio
Guest Bio: Dr. Marcia E. Herman-Giddens, MD
hermangiddensDr. Marcia E. Herman-Giddens, an adjunct professor in the School of Public
Health, Department of Maternal and Child Health at the University of North
Carolina, has conducted research on the growth and development of children,
puberty, media influences on child health, child sexual abuse, and child
fatalities. Her studies on the age of onset of puberty in girls and boys in
the US is of great current interest.

A study conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has documented that boys in the U.S. are experiencing the onset of puberty six months to two years earlier than reported in previous research. 

The trend toward earlier onset of puberty in girls is now generally accepted and supported by extensive research.

Until now, little research was available on the age of onset of puberty in boys in contemporary times.
  • Original Air Date November 14, 2012
  • Host Melanie Cole, MS

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