# I started menstruating at six, but doctors did not know why

https://mins.news/en/item/31085

- BBC Chinese, 2026-08-25 00:10 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/cz0z77y4dj2o/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Gabby, from England, began menstruating at six and was later diagnosed with central precocious puberty. An MRI found no obvious brain lesion, and she received gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists to pause puberty. Research indicates that girls are affected far more often than boys, with possible environmental, biological, obesity-related and genetic factors.