Químicos PFAS relacionados con la pubertad tardía en niñas
MARTES, 3 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – La exposición a químicos omnipresentes conocidos como PFAS, o sustancias perfluoroalquiladas y polifluoroalquiladas, puede retrasar la pubertad en las niñas, indica una nueva investigación.El estudio es …
Learn MorePFAS Chemicals Tied to Later Puberty in Girls
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Exposure to ubiquitous chemicals known as PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, may delay puberty in girls, new research indicates.The study is the first to consider the role hormones play in the delay,…
Learn MoreIncidence of Idiopathic Central Precocious Puberty Higher During COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of idiopathic central precocious puberty (ICPP) increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.Daniela Fava, M.D., …
Learn MoreLa pandemia de COVID podría haber hecho que más chicas tuvieran una pubertad temprana
JUEVES, 3 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Más chicas comenzaron la pubertad antes de los 8 años durante la pandemia de COVID-19, un fenómeno que se conoce como pubertad precoz, señalan unos investigadores. Entre los motivos se incluyen factores …
Learn MoreCOVID Pandemic Might Have Pushed More Girls Into Early Puberty
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More girls started puberty before age 8 during the COVID-19 pandemic, a phenomenon called precocious puberty, researchers say.The reasons include potential risk factors such as increased screen time and less …
Learn MoreUn estudio refuta el mito de que las pastillas anticonceptivas agrandan los senos de las adolescentes
LUNES, 3 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las pastillas anticonceptivas que contienen tanto estrógeno como progestina no contribuyen al crecimiento de unos senos agrandados en las adolescentes y mujeres jóvenes, y podrían en realidad asociarse c…
Learn MoreStudy Counters Myth That Contraceptive Pill Enlarges Breasts in Teen Girls
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Birth control pills that contain both estrogen and progestin do not contribute to growth of enlarged breasts in teens and young women, a new study finds, and may actually be associated with developing less seve…
Learn MoreTeaching Manners, Ages 12 to 16
My well-mannered child has suddenly been replaced by a rude, temperamental lout. Is this normal? Unfortunately, yes. Odds are puberty turned you into a rude, temperamental lout yourself; you’ve just blocked out the memory. The main thing to keep in mi…
Learn MoreLying, Ages 12 to 16
Parents usually manage to remain calm during the years when children’s lying takes the form of fantastical stories or denials of having raided the cookie jar. But an older child who skimps on the truth sets off parents’ alarm bells — and rightly so. …
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