The risks of complications from an upper GI endoscopy are low, but may include. 1  bleeding from the site where the doctor took the tissue samples or removed a polyp. 2  perforation in the lining of your upper GI tract. 3  an abnormal reaction to the sedative, including breathing or heart problems.
The average age of women having their first child was a record high of 26 years old in 2013, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Vital Statistics Report.
Now the average age for a first period is closer to 12, with one University of Cincinnati study reporting that about 10 to 15 percent of girls enter puberty at age 7 or younger, a phenomenon known as precocious puberty. This is up from just 5 percent in similar studies conducted in the early 1990s.