Puberty Before Age 10: A New ‘normal’?

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  • Stages of Puberty: A Guide for Males and Females
    Puberty typically begins between the ages of 9 and 11, which is when physical changes start to appear. The Tanner Stages are used to describe specific changes that children and teens...
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    Although there is a wide range of normal ages, females typically begin puberty around ages 10–11 and end puberty around 15–17; males begin around ages 11–12 and end around 16–17. Females attain reproductive maturity about four years after the first physical changes of puberty appear.
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    For girls, the stages of puberty start around the age of 8. This may sound young, but we are seeing physical puberty changes start younger and younger and depending on genetics, you may even start to see puberty changes at the age of 7.
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