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Early Puberty and Early Childbirth May Come with a Cost

Summary by Medical Xpress
Reproductive timing matters when it comes to aging and age-related disease. In a study now online at eLife, Buck Institute for Research on Aging researchers have determined that girls who go through puberty (the onset of menstruation) before the age of 11 or women who give birth before the age of 21 have double the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart failure and obesity and quadruple the risk of developing severe metabolic disorders.

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Medical Xpress broke the news in on Monday, August 18, 2025.
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