Sentences with phrase «occur at puberty»

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But an even more dramatic, and worrisome, change has occurred in the younger ages at which girls enter puberty and start to develop breasts, Mendle said.

Irregular menstruation has been known to occur at the commencement of puberty and menopause and is considered normal during these times.

As it happens, both young men and women experience a growth spurt in adolescence that is second only to the rapid growth that occurs in the first year of life.2 With the onset of puberty come increases in height, weight and bone mass; cognitive changes; and reproductive maturation.3 Adolescent boys gain more in bone size and mass than adolescent girls.3 To support this intensive and multifaceted period of growth, the total nutrient needs of adolescents are higher than at any other life stage.

Testosterone levels will spike during puberty explaining the rapid increase in height and weight seen in men at that time, not to mention the vertiginous increase in sex drive which occurs at the same time.

Puberty usually occurs at around five to eight months in cats, although it can happen as early as four months depending on the breed of cat.

Autoimmune thyroiditis, with sudden onset behavioral problems, can start at puberty when sex hormonal changes and maturity occur.

A bonus wife is often married off at a very young age; in many cases, these new unions occur as soon as the girl reaches puberty.