Growing up too soon: early puberty in girls

Posted on February 10th, 2008

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Eight-year old girls should still be playing with dolls and reading fairy tales - and not worrying about cup sizes and monthly periods. Unfortunately, it seems that more and more girls are entering puberty at an early age.
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