More girls are hitting puberty at eight or earlier. Researchers are exploring the causes, the consequences and what should be done.

Hormonal shifts lead to massive changes in body and mind, including growth spurts beyond just height, hair growth beyond just the head, mood swings beyond just tantrums and, for most, a sexual ...

Teens who feel confident in managing the physical, emotional, and social changes that come with puberty report fewer symptoms ...

Puberty can be hard on the kid going through it and the parent trying to help them. Your child is going through physical changes that can be awkward and embarrassing. As a parent, you may struggle ...

(CNN) — As England’s National Health Service has decided to stop prescribing puberty blockers to minors with gender dysphoria or gender incongruence, many people are asking what those are and why they ...

Medical and public concern about a controversial UK trial of puberty blockers is on the rise, as are efforts to derail it. The clinical Pathways trial is due to begin recruiting children and ...

The New Zealand government also announced a ban on prescribing puberty blockers to people not already receiving them ...

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