Decline in the Age of Menarche in Istanbul Schoolgirls Over the Last 12 Years

• Main Authors: Tülay Güran (Author), Didem Helvacıoğlu (Author), Büşra Gürpınar Tosun (Author), Zehra Yavaş Abalı (Author), Fahriye Alır (Author), Yusuf Taha Arslan (Author), Giasim Molla (Author), Berk Şahin (Author), Mehmet Emir Sayar (Author), Zeynep Atay (Author), Belma Haliloğlu (Author), Korcan Demir (Author), Serap Turan (Author), Seyhan Hıdıroğlu (Author), Abdullah Bereket (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Galenos Yayincilik, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: Menarche is the endpoint of a sequence of maturational events of female puberty. The timing of menarche is a strongly heritable trait. However, secular trends suggest that lifestyle and environmental factors are important. To assess the trend in age at menarche (AAM), and its associate...