➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
US: Stress of child abuse impacts the physical growth and maturation of adolescents
Science Daily – March 28, 2017
“We found that young women with sexual abuse histories were far more likely to transition into higher puberty stages an entire year before their non-abused counterparts when it came to pubic hair growth, and a full 8 months earlier in regards to breast development,” Noll stated. “Due to increased exposure to estrogens over a longer period of time, premature physical development such as this has been linked to breast and ovarian cancers. Additionally, early puberty is seen as a potential contributor to increased rates of depression, substance abuse, sexual risk taking and teenage pregnancy.”
https://www.sott.net/article/347005-Stress-of-child-abuse-impacts-the-physical-growth-and-maturation-of-adolescents