Can Delaying Puberty & Extending Childhood Increase Lifespan?
Posted Jul 15 2010 4:13pm Puberty seems to be arriving at
earlier ages for both boys and girls. There are many reasons why
puberty onset is earlier now, but most of these reasons are
still unclear. The problems that arise from premature puberty
include violence , higher risks of cancer and diabetes,
increased behavioural problems (drugs, alcohol, delinquency
etc), isolation from peer groups -- even a change in growth
rates for the children of girls with premature onset of puberty
. ...children who go into early puberty are prematurely
sexualised and too immature to deal with the implications. They
are more vulnerable to sexual abuse, inappropriate sexual
behaviour, sexually transmitted diseases and teenage pregnancy.
“It means that children develop sexually much earlier,” Stanhope
says. “They are physically ready for sexual reproduction but
mentally completely unready.” Studies have shown that
adolescents who go through puberty earlier are involved