Paul Kaplowitz, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was interviewed by the Pentagon Post for a story on whether girls in the U.S. are hitting puberty earlier than ever before. Kaplowitz notes that since the 1800s, the age of first menstruation has occurred two or three months earlier each decade.
The Pentagon Post - US Girls to Hit Puberty Earlier Than Ever
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