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Girls in the U.S. are getting their first period earlier on average than they did in the 1950s and '60s. That's according to a large new study published this past week in the journal JAMA Network Open ...
First period or menarche is an important milestone for a young girl. It signifies the culmination of changes that she has been experiencing for the past 2-5 years as her young child-like body ...
Girls in the U.S. are getting their first menstrual period about 6 months earlier on average than they did in the 1950s and '60s. And more girls are beginning menstruation before the age of 9, which ...