ArticleThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2025
Adverse Childhood Experiences are Associated With the Timing of Puberty in Girls but Not in Boys.
Article in The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Associations Between Different Subtypes of Adverse Childhood Experiences with Reproductive Mood Disorders-a Scoping Review.Current psychiatry reports · 2026Article
- The association between age at menarche and subsequent risk of chronic pain.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Review
- Associations of In Utero Exposure to Racial Violence and Reproductive Development: The Bogalusa Heart Study.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2025Article
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purposeTo examine the associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) scores from routine screenings in pediatric checkups and timing of puberty in a diverse cohort of adolescents.
methodsA retrospective cohort study of 52,573 pediatric members of Kaiser Permanente Northern California, an integrated healthcare delivery system. Exposure was the total ACEs score, determined using caregiver- and self-reported scores across all well-child visits, and categorized into 0, 1-3, 4-6, or 7-10 ACEs. Outcomes were age at menarche and pubertal onset, using physician-assessed Sexual Maturity Ratings.
resultsGirls with ACEs had a substantially higher risk of earlier menarche and pubertal onset compared to those without ACEs. There were no associations between ACEs and boys' pubertal timing. DISCUSSION: These results highlight the importance of screening for ACEs in a clinical setting to address adolescents' psychological well-being and healthy lifestyle habits, which in turn may prevent adverse health outcomes associated with early puberty.
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