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Researchers at Ohio State University have found evidence that leptin, a hormone produced by fat cells, may trigger the onset of menstruation, menarche. It could be that the body only prepares itself for reproduction when the woman has sufficient energy for the job in the form of fat. This fat level is indicated by the amount of leptin in the blood.
