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Precocious Puberty
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."..after normal development" It is when sexual development starts for girls before the age of 7 and for boys the of age 9.

Effects of Precocious Puberty
Even though puberty is part of our human nature and kids having it such a young age might even be seen as normal. There are direct consequences of having puberty at such a young age.It may either attributed to social or psychological development problems. It may effects the kids in their psychologically development by not letting them reach to their potential height. This is due to hormones disturbing their development resulting in girls stop growing at 5 feet and for boys at 5 feet and 2 inches. They stop growing when the rest of their peers continue to grow.

Precocious Puberty may also affects kids in their social behavior.Some of the effects of precocious puberty includes changes in their :


 * mood
 * cognition
 * sensitivity
 * uniqueness
 * invulnerability

They could be happy for one moment and sad for the next few minutes, all due to their production of sex hormones. This could potentially affect the individuals who are going through puberty and their love ones to misunderstand one another. At this stage of life, it could also cause one to be very sensitive about everything. Some could be very cautious of how their body looks and how they view themselves. Which if this turns into a negative direction when they don't accept their body for example, it could cause further problems such as anxiety and depression.

Obviously, having puberty at such a young age bring big changes to one's life. It may makes the kids look different from their peers since their body is maturing at a faster pace. Due to this this, adults may expect more or want these kids to act in a certain way since they look so much older which can create confusion for the kids. They may feel lonely and rejected, which in turn can results in chaos. It may leads to problems such as aggression, especially for the boys and for girls risk of sexual abuse.

In a study done on 7802 females by the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health from the year 1994 to 2008, it finds that the average age of girls entering into puberty were at the age of 12 years old, which were 31% out of all the participants. 24 % of the females enter puberty at 13 years old, 19% at the age of 11 and about 10% of the girls entered puberty at the age of 10 years old or younger. The study also finds that girls who have puberty at such a younger age than their peers are more likely to have depression symptoms in their teen years at the rate of 8%. The rate increases as they age, the girls are more likely to have depression symptoms in their 20s by 6%. The study also finds that a girl who starts puberty earlier than their peers are also at the risk of of being antisocial. For example a girl who have precocious puberty had a higher chance of being antisocial by 5% compared to someone who starts at about 12 years of age. Since so many girls are entering puberty at a earlier age than expected, it is wise for the doctors to know about it and the different effects. For example not only the physical changes during puberty but also the psycho social which could potentially affect their life and throughout their adulthood,. This is support by peer review, by Clinical Psychology Review that found a strong link between puberty and anxiety.

There was also another study done by the Life Science Journal to study about the impact of early puberty in young girls and how does it affect their grades and school life. The results were quite similar to the previous studies.It finds that 54% of the girls who has either started having puberty or reached, had a negative view and discomfort towards school. This is related to them having anxieties which can be seen as one of the effects of precocious puberty. The study also finds that the average age of those girls entering puberty were at the age of 10 years old.