The Delhi High Court has said that a girl, who has attained puberty, can marry without the consent of her parents under Muslim laws while hearing a plea seeking protection to a couple who got married against the consent of girl’s parents. Read more on Dynamite News:
A recent study has linked earlier puberty in children with mother’s smoking during pregnancy.
According to the studies, brain-related testosterone activity contributes to an increased risk of substance use more than an earlier appearance of maturity and accompanying social pressures in early pubescent boys.
According to the researchers, sexual touch might have a bigger influence on puberty than previously thought.
Sexual abuse in particular forces the children to physically mature at a faster rate, which is linked to breast and ovarian cancers due to the increased exposure to the hormone estrogen over a longer period.
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