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Many people with Psoriasis (myself included) recall the first appearance of their Psoriasis at or around the time of puberty. Could there be an interrelation between psoriasis and puberty?
With many scientific studies, as well as non-scientific ones (Psoriasis-aid conducted a survey too, which you can see here: What Caused Your Psoriasis to Start?) the majority of people claim that their psoriasis first started with stress, or some type of hormonal change. What could be more hormonal or stressful than puberty?
The average age of puberty is between 13-16. Puberty is the process of a child's body transforming to that of an adult, becoming able to reproduce. The endocrine system (including the hypothalamus, thyroid, adrenal glands, and gonads) together with the other systems in the body, place an “order” to start the process of puberty (using various hormones).
These hormonal shifts and the undue stress that a teenager goes through (tension, anxiety, irritability, rebellion, etc.) will often create a strong physical and emotional imbalance that can trigger the appearance of psoriasis.
Psoriasis and puberty tend to affirm the hormonal theory of psoriasis and the nervous system psoriasis theory (though scientific proof is lacking). Looking at other major hormonal and/or stressful events in a persons life such as menopause and pregnancy, which many people claim that their Psoriasis is affected one way or another, there appears to be a lot to these relationships.
As science continues to work on a cure for this disease and as it tries to nail down the root cause, hormonal changes and stress in the body seems to be another clue as to the trigger. Psoriasis and puberty, or other hormonal factors may lay a foundation to build from.
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