Young Black Girls Appear To Be Maturing Earlier

There is growing anecdotal evidence that young children, especially African American girls, are reaching puberty at earlier and earlier ages.

St. Louis Children's Hospital pediatric endocrinologist Bess Marshall says the apparent trend is sending "a panic through parents."

Nationwide, experts in the field believe they are seeing increasing numbers of females entering puberty as young as age eight and Black girls appear to be reaching puberty a year earlier than white girls.

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