2015 Research Annual Report

Adolescent and Transition Medicine

Prepubertal Hormone Levels Differ Sharply Between Overweight, Normal-Weight Girls

Using new methods to determine hormone levels in prepubertal girls, a Cincinnati Children’s research team has demonstrated that significant changes in hormone levels can be detected prior to clinically evident changes in puberty – a finding that could help explain why breast cancer risks vary among obese and non-obese women later in life.