'Precocious Puberty' Can Make Tough Time Even Tougher

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I have many happy memories of my childhood, but puberty is not one of them. Even on my worst days, when the stresses of career, motherhood and marriage converge upon my rapidly aging body, I wouldn't return to my junior high school days for all the money in the world.

Puberty is hard enough when it follows a normal course, but for some children, those bodily changes begin noticeably early, resulting in a condition known as precocious puberty.

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'Precocious Puberty' Can Make Tough Time Even Tougher

Puberty is defined as the developmental phase in which sexual maturation occurs. The child's body changes in shape and size, ultimately becoming an adult...

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