"[And] if earlier puberty puts you on a riskier trajectory, reducing anything causing that will be of benefit." Earlier puberty was also found to be associated with when people first had children as well as the level of education they reached. Burri's own research focuses on the genetic aspects of sexual health and chronic pain, including sexual dysfunction . "We demonstrated that earlier puberty had a causal impact on the age at which you have first sex," he said. "So genes do play a significant role in your reproductive behavior."

Source: CNN August 08, 2016 01:06 UTC