Journal article
Age at Menarche: Influences of Prenatal and Postnatal Growth
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the influence of birth weight and postnatal weight gain on age at menarche.
DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This was a prospective cohort study where girls from the West Australian Pregnancy (Raine) Cohort Study were followed prospectively from fetal life (18 wk of pregnancy) to adolescence (12-14 yr).
Authors
Sloboda DM; Hart R; Doherty DA; Pennell CE; Hickey M
Journal
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vol. 92, No. 1, pp. 46–50
Publisher
The Endocrine Society
Publication Date
January 1, 2007
DOI
10.1210/jc.2006-1378
ISSN
0021-972X