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Frequency distribution of menarcheal age and age at conception of a sample of African-American adolescents (n=574)

Rees JM, 2001 (unpublished)

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Note how the population is arrayed, with a longer tail on early end.

Also see the relationship of early conception to the age of menarche.

Early conception is one of the concerns related to early sexual maturation.