On a brisk November morning, a sad eight-year-old Madison Lynn skipped school as her stomach cramps got worse and worse. Her mother frantically called the doctor asking what could be wrong with her young daughter. After her mother explained her daughter's symptoms to the doctor, it was mutually agreed that Madison was about to start her period. The mother was worried about her daughter because she knew Madison was too young. Much to her mother's dismay, Madison began menstruating that same evening. Even in her abnormal condition, Madison's story is not the only one that resembles this one. Many young women begin menstruating at age eight, while thirteen-year-old adolescents were more likely to begin menstruating in years past. This is a growing phenomenon that worries parents and doctors. A probable cause linking beef and premature puberty was recently found. Although livestock farmers say there is no direct correlation between premature puberty and the meat we consume, people do find high levels of synthetic estrogen in edible meat. This may be why girls become “women” at age eight. The dangers of consuming beef with steroid injections can be the cause of a wide range of health problems in humans. Although the use of synthetic steroids is not a new concept, finding out whether the drugs negatively affect humans is still a matter for scientists to decide. According to Cornell University, diethylstilbestrol, or DES for short, was one of the first synthetic estrogens to be injected into cattle and was introduced in the 1930s. Cornell University reveals: “In the year 1956, approximately two-thirds of the nation's beef cattle were injected with DES before entry... middle of paper... hair disruptors, to alter fetal and infant development .” According to the OCA, no formal studies have ever been conducted to test whether the residues of these hormones have any consequences on the impoverishment of the human population. It can be inferred that the fetus may be susceptible to sex steroids causing postnatal obstacles that become more visible. late in human life.These problematic health problems can arise at any time throughout a human's life. One notable problem is that women who reach puberty prematurely are at greater risk of developing breast cancer. later in life. Men can suffer tribulations just like women, as they may be at risk of becoming fertile. In addition to the negative effects on humans, some cattle become lame after receiving the drug stop buying the livestock that had been fed