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What are the reasons for early maturity in young girls?
Question
I am a mother of a 7-year-old child. Why do girls these days have breasts at a very early age and why is the breast size of girls in the present generation bigger? Is there a specific diet to be followed to have a normal size? Is it safe to have broiler chicken as it is injected with hormones? When can my daughter start wearing a bra? Does wearing a bra at an early age help in keeping the breasts in proper shape and size?
Expert Answer
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Dr Anuj SharmaApr 23, 2005
Faculty member, Department of Family Medicine,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
USA
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
USA
Early maturity is going on in societies over the last many decades. The causes are not very clear. There are some hypothesis: which include hormones, chemicals form food, much richer diets in general and a bombardment of sex related messages on TV, movies and Internet. All that said, 7 is still very young. I would suggest an evaluation by a pediatric endocrinologist to make sure that there is not any hormone abnormality.