Hormonal Hot Housing: On Why We Need to Understand and Prevent Early Puberty in Our Daughters

On Health

Aviva Romm

Health & Fitness, Arts, Alternative Health, Medicine

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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As parents, it’s instinctual that our number one priority is to ensure that our daughters grow up as happy and healthy as possible. So with the very real phenomenon of early puberty on the rise, it's understandable that many of us have growing concerns about it. On today’s episode of On Health, we'll be exploring early puberty, including the various environmental and social factors that could be contributing to this trend, what we can do starting at a young age to promote healthy hormonal and reproductive functioning, as well as how to recognize the signs of early puberty and address them in a non-judgmental and supportive way. Whether you're a parent, grandparent, healthcare provider, or just want to know about this important topic, I know you'll find this episode informative and reassuring. In this episode, I talk about: Factors causing or contributing to the rise of early puberty in our girls Why we think the COVID-19 pandemic increased the rates of early puberty around the world Early puberty as a 6th Vital Sign The signs of early puberty that parents and physicians should know and recognize Best health and life-style prevention practices De-stigmatizing puberty and practicing open communication with our girls Thank you so much for taking the time to tune in to your body, yourself, and this podcast! Together, we can give our girls the support and protection they need to emerge into womanhood with confidence and ease. Please share the love by sending this to someone in your life who could benefit from the kinds of things we talk about in this space. Make sure to follow your host on Instagram @dr.avivaromm and go to avivaromm.com to join the conversation.

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0:00.0	From this stuff your mother never told you, to the stuff your doctor never learned, on health
0:09.6	is what happens when a midwife, plus a Yale trained MD, shares about all things women's
0:14.6	health.
0:15.6	From periods to menopause, sex to reproductive health politics, motherhood to mental health,
0:21.0	join me for taboo busting conversations that demystify and destigmatize our bodies, all
0:26.8	bridging the gap between conventional medicine and wellness.
0:30.4	Along the way, we'll be exploring the science and wisdom of how our bodies work, what makes
0:34.8	us well, what gets in the way, and how we can live our best lives on our terms.
0:40.4	When it comes to women's health and wellbeing, there's nothing we won't talk about.
0:44.2	The new medicine for women is here.
0:46.0	I'm Dr. Revivaram, welcome to the podcast.
0:56.3	At the end of March 2023, so just about a week or so ago, depending on when you're listening,
1:02.2	I did an Instagram reel where I talked about early puberty, and it blew up hundreds of
1:09.0	thousands of views and thousands of comments.
1:12.3	This topic perennially hits a nerve with mamas who are concerned about the environmental
1:18.6	and social implications of the world that we're raising our girls in, and how it can impact
1:25.4	their hormonal and reproductive development.
1:28.5	So please take this episode in the spirit, not of fear mongering or the sky is falling,
1:35.4	but a caring mama to another mama, a midwife and an MD to other practitioners and to mamas
1:43.6	to all who are listening, that we just raise our awareness to the things that we can do,
1:50.6	starting when our girls are young, to help support and protect their reproductive health,
1:55.4	their transition into womanhood, and their long-term health, because our menstrual cycles
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