Increasing Number Of Girls Beginning To Undergo Puberty As Young As Age Eight.

On the front of its Personal Journal section, the Wall Street Journal (6/20, D1, Reddy, Subscription Publication) reports that an increasing number of girls are beginning to undergo puberty at ages as young as eight, while boys appear to be undergoing puberty anywhere from six to 24 months earlier. Obesity may play a role in early puberty. It is not yet clear, however, to what extent exposure to endocrine disruptors found in the environment plays in earlier puberty. http://www.wsj.com/articles/for-more-children-puberty-signs-start-at-8-1466444787