hrp0092p1-107 | Pituitary, Neuroendocrinology and Puberty | ESPE2019

Secular Trend of Age at Menarche and Stature in Tuscan Girls: A Retrospective Study in The Birth Cohort 1995-2003

Ferrari Vittorio , De Masi Salvatore , Ricci Franco , Ciofi Daniele , Stagi Stefano

Introduction: Developed countries have shown, among the 20th century, a time trend towards a younger age at menarche. Tanner described an anticipation of 3 months every decade. In the last two decades of twenty century we have observed an apparent stabilization of menarche age in most of Western countries.Objective: analyze average age of menarche in Tuscany girls and compare our results with those in literatu...