Earlier Menstuation in Girls---Possible Chemical Causes

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Both of my daughters, who are in 3d and 4th grades, told me that they have classmates who just started their periods! They started talking about this at the dinner table today. I’m shocked!

Girls are menstruating earlier and earlier. One known cause is that we’re fatter now. But, new research is pointing to chemicals called ‘endrocrine disrupters’, which are commonplace in many artificial products that we all come in contact these days.

Read this article for more information…

Puberty Too Soon
 
Hey White Dove,
Alot of this has to do with feeding our livestock growth hormones. I live in the midwest and our meat here tends to be fresher than in other areas so the hormones are still active in the meat. I have a friend that was shocked when her foster son started puberty in the 2nd grade. Boys are very affected by the growth hormone in our food supply. I have 2 teen boys and I was shocked by how soon they started to develop body hair and went into puberty too. My daughter started her period about 1 1/2 years before I did when I was growing up. It’s scary that we are tampering with our childrens development just to fatten our livestock faster. I agree that weight plays a part in alot of cases, but I don’t think it really did with my kids as they are all skinny little runts…I mean angels…heeeee
 
I have heard that a cause of this could also be the hormones that are in our meats and other foods. I worry for my daughter and she is only 21 months. I am starting now by buying range meat at our health food store for my kids. It still worries me. We can grow our own veggies but raising cattle and chickens in our little back yard would send the neighbors running.
 
Read this excerpt from the article. It’s very revealing…

We have widespread exposure to bisphenol-A. It’s in practically everything. It’s been found in blood throughout the Northern hemisphere," said Colborn, author of a book on endocrine disrupters titled “Our Stolen Future: Are We Threatening Our Own Fertility, Intelligence and Survival? A Scientific Detective Story.”

Phthalates are added to plastics to make them more flexible and durable and they, too, are very hard to avoid. Often, we consume them with our food.

Colborn says research is finding that phthalates leach out of plastic food containers and plastic cling wrap into food, and then into our bodies. Heating food in plastics causes a chemical reaction that intensifies the leaching.

Bisphenol-A, meanwhile, is found in the liner of almost every can of food.

Over time, it might be enough to push puberty forward, some researchers argue.
 
I too have heard of this earlier onset of puberty. It could also lead to more incidents of cancer due to the early menses. Pretty scary stuff, its unfortunate (to say the least!) to see what greed is doing to our humanity. But it is a deadly sin, right?
 
Yes, I have heard of this and have experienced first-hand many ill health affects from chemicals.

Early development of young girls has been linked to some plastics, especially the softer plastics that have a very strong odor, like the soft-sided blow-up kiddy pools. The chemicals leach into the water, are absorbed through the skin and/or are swallowed and affects the level of estrogen in the body.

This can also happen to adults through plastics used in the microwave (which should NEVER be done) including plastic wrap. Use only glass items in the microwave. Don’t put hot food into plastic storage containers, etc.

I have also read articles that show evidence that exposure to artificial light also affects early development.
 
I didn’t even know what a period was when I was in the 3rd and 4th grade! I learned about it in sex-ed. What a nightmare! I was 12 when I started mine and I cried my eyes out when it did come because I thought it was supposed to last for 28 days. (I misunderstood the cycle.)

This is why we need to eat organic foods. Or at least cut down on processed food tremendously!
 
I read a lot of natural foods/wholistic medicine magazines and books, and the compounds present in food and the environment that disrupt natural hormonal cycles and activity are also blamed for prenatal influences that result in more effeminate males being born. This has been proven in animal studies, according to such sources, but not tested formally in humans. In any case, in mainstream science (not the PC kind) prenatal hormonal influences are seen as one of the strongest factors in male children who exhibit effeminate behavior and preferences, and considered far more likely than genetic causes for homosexuality.
 
Dear PuzzleAnnie,
Yes, these ‘endrocrine disrupters’ are known to mutate males into females in fish and amphibians. They mimic the actions of hormones in the body. I’m convinced they are contributing to the rise in homosexuality that we see today.

I’m going to get rid of plastic containers. I talked about this with my girls yesterday. Most likely, they will be later getting their periods because I was in 9th grade when I got mine, but nevertheless, I’m concerned about this. They were very receptive to this information.
 
I remember a close friend of mine got her period when we were in 4th grade, she was 9. After her mom told her what was going on, she filled me in on the scoop at recess…I was horrified…“it happens every month?” “you have to wear what?” 😛
It makes me wonder though, because she had such a bad time that her gyno put her on the pill for the cramps when we were in 7th grade (about 12 or 13 yrs old)- she was on it for years and years and then started getting the depo provera shot- sice then she’s twice had to have minor surgeries to remove pre-cancerous cells on her cervix. Scary stuff.
I was lucky and so was my sister but I think when i have kids I’m really going to look into this organic thing.
 
I find it really sad that in order to feed our families properly we have to pay more. I had read a similar article & thought, “I’m going to by organic foods”. When I went to the grocery store I realized I would be paying 2 to 3 times as much for groceries.
 
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AServantofGod:
I find it really sad that in order to feed our families properly we have to pay more. I had read a similar article & thought, “I’m going to by organic foods”. When I went to the grocery store I realized I would be paying 2 to 3 times as much for groceries.
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Well they wouldn’t do it if it didn’t drive down the price. Really though, if you cannot afford it all, remember some is better than none. If it has to be a toss up, I think usually I’d go with homerange/organic meat.

Also it is a good thing to keep the food as less processed as possible – shop the outside aisles. It seems to me if you cook the exact same thing from a box with fresh ingredients it doesn’t take much longer. Just remember to plan out what your going to use or else you might end up with a lot of bad food.

Also when reading studies, make sure you weigh how credible it is. On the other hand, remember there might be some studies that some would like covered up or just not done. Don’t forget everyone’s body is differnt, some people might be more sensative to a certain chemical than another.
 
This was an interesting thread, even if I am a grandfather with two grown sons. For one thing, I’m getting into medical transcription, and [almost] all things medical interest me at this point. For another, I have a niece who “sat on a red marker” at the age of eight. I’m emailing the thread URL to my sis-in-law (who, coincidentally, is also a med transcriptionist).

DaveBj
 
By Deborah L. Shelton, AMNews staff. Aug. 28, 2000.

ama-assn.org/amednews/2000/08/28/hll20828.htm

The study defined puberty as precocious when it occurs in girls before age 8 – age 7 for African-American girls – and in boys before age 9. That represents a shift from 30 years ago when puberty was considered premature if it took place in girls at age 10. Recent debate in some pediatric circles has centered on whether to lower the age even further – to age 6.

Menstruation, however, doesn’t appear to be occurring any sooner. The age at first period has hovered around 12 for decades, after falling at a rate of about six months every 50 years for about 150 years.

It’s not clear why girls seem to be maturing faster, although diet, obesity, genetics and environmental exposures, such as hormones in food and cosmetic products, are suspected causative factors. Treatment is clearly advantageous in cases of true precocious puberty. Children who experience premature development face the risk of an early growth spurt that can shut down too soon, causing them to be abnormally short. However, pubic hair growth without breast development is not considered a sign of early puberty and that condition does not respond to Lupron. Girls generally begin menstruation about two years after the start of breast development.
 
I have to throw my two cents in.

I don’t know if this is important to your discussion, but I have read (from Psychology Today, I believe) that earlier puberty also has to do with the upset of biological family structure:

Supposedly, God created us so that young women who are in a nuclear family with a biological father have hormones that keep her from menstruating until later because she is not exposed to a non-biological male for extended periods of time (i.e. living with one).

However, since the concept and practice of a nuclear family is almost entirely out the window (except for the great examples I’ve read on these forums,) step-fathers and “mothers’ boyfriends” are pretty common, thus exposing young women to “other male” hormones, which then get the women into puberty faster. Wow!

It makes sense, though, doesn’t it. I will continue to look for the issue in which I read this so that you guys can get a better explanation that the one I gave you.

God Bless!
 
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