Boys And Girls With Obesity Appear To Already Display Hallmarks Of Reproductive Dysfunction During Early Stages Of Puberty, Researchers Say.

“Boys and girls with obesity already display hallmarks of reproductive dysfunction during the early stages of puberty, including differences in hormone levels that are partially influenced by high insulin secretion,” researchers concluded in a “a cross-sectional analysis” involving “50 boys (median age, 12 years) and 54 girls (median age, 10 years) with and without obesity in early puberty (Tanner stages 2 and 3), recruited between 2009 and 2015 for the Health Influences of Puberty study.” The findings were published online in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. https://www.healio.com/endocrinology/obesity/news/online/%7B94d88987-9edf-4186-a3c1-9852f66482d1%7D/obesitys-effect-on-reproductive-hormones-begins-in-early-puberty