Early Puberty Cases in Girls Increased During COVID-19 Pandemic: Study

An 11-year-old girl puts on a mask in Barcelona, Spain, on April 26, 2020. Josep Lago/AFP via Getty Images

The number of girls going through early puberty increased during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the previous four years, according to a new study published on Aug. 3.

The study, titled “Precocious Puberty Diagnoses Spike, COVID-19 Pandemic, and Body Mass Index: Findings from a Four-Year Study,” was published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.