Decline in the Age of Menarche in Istanbul Schoolgirls Over the Last 12 Years

INTRODUCTION: Menarche is the endpoint of a sequence of maturational events of female puberty. The timing of menarche is a strongly heritable trait. However, secular trends suggest that lifestyle and environmental factors are important. To assess the trend in age at menarche (AAM), and its associate...

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Published in:JCRPE
Main Authors: Tülay Güran, Didem Helvacıoğlu, Büşra Gürpınar Tosun, Zehra Yavaş Abalı, Fahriye Alır, Yusuf Taha Arslan, Giasim Molla, Berk Şahin, Mehmet Emir Sayar, Zeynep Atay, Belma Haliloğlu, Korcan Demir, Serap Turan, Seyhan Hıdıroğlu, Abdullah Bereket
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Society 2023-06-01
Subjects:
puberty
age at menarche
secular trend
pubertal timing
turkey
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