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Her first period... at age 10!
My friend's daughter just got her period. She's only 10, and my friend is very upset.
I am hearing more and more about girls getting their periods at younger and younger ages. Nine is the youngest I've heard of, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are cases of much younger ages.
I keep wondering what the reasons are. Do we feed our girls better than we did 100 years ago, and does this make them mature earlier? Are there hormones in foods and other products, like shampoo and plastic, that are making them absorb more estrogen into their bodies?
This can't bode well for their futures, because we all know too many hormones are connected to cancers, for both boys and girls. Do you have any theories on this early-menstruation trend?
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Comments
How timely! Just yesterday my 10 year old daughter told me she needed tampons...I freaked! It turns out she only wanted then just in case!! Whew....
Posted by: DadofTwo | September 6, 2007 9:28 PM