A trial examining the risks or benefits of drugs that can delay puberty for gender-questioning children will help reduce harm, according to the author of a landmark review. Dr Hilary Cass said she was ...

A Democratic Party campaign strategist who recently went viral for doing damage control for Graham Platner amid his public sexting scandals has past writings that include comments about sending and ...

Puberty is an inevitable part of human maturation, and it increasingly appears to hold a key to understanding individuals’ risk for developing poor health outcomes later in life. Research in girls has ...

Group chats are buzzing, parents are anxious and children are confused. Everyone is wondering if girls are really hitting puberty younger than ever. The headlines warn of a crisis, but the truth is ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Teen boys are often assumed to breeze through puberty with fewer emotional hurdles than girls. But for many ...

In this week’s episode of the ‘Live + Well’ podcast Puberty is arriving earlier than ever, and most parents aren’t prepared for it. Pediatrician Dr. Cara Natterson explains why kids are entering ...

A recent article in Nature, “Girls are starting puberty younger—why, and what are the risks?”, highlights a trend that has increasingly drawn the attention of scientists and clinicians: Girls are ...

Few topics provoke as much concern as the perception that puberty is beginning earlier than ever. While synthetic endocrine-disrupting chemicals are often cast as the primary culprits, puberty is ...

More girls are hitting puberty at eight or earlier. Researchers are exploring the causes, the consequences and what should be done. When Lola was eight years old, she went through a massive growth ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the U.S. in March 2020, life came to a standstill and millions of people experienced drastic changes in their lifestyles. For adolescents, this meant ...

Puberty is the time when children's bodies start to make hormones that lead to physical changes and signs of maturation. It prepares the body for reproduction. It is also when significant growth ...