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

Learn about the significant impacts of delayed puberty on children's growth, development, and emotional well-being, and the ...

Precocious puberty is when signs of sexual maturity occur earlier than age 8 in a girl and age 9 in a boy. (Photo: Getty Images) Every child goes through puberty, but not everyone experiences it at ...

According to medical research, the age of initial pubertal changes has been going down almost everywhere in the last three decades .

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

Jennifer Benton’s daughter was just 5 years old when her kindergarten teacher pointed out something unusual: the young girl was developing breasts. It was 2019 and the little girl loved playing with ...

When author Naama Bloom watched her hilarious “Camp Gyno” video, about a tween who is the first girl at her summer camp to get a period, go viral in 2013, she knew she was on to something. She ...

PUBERTY blockers may not even be safe for animals so the NHS should call off its experiment on teenagers who think they are ...

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 ...

A study found an association between a mother's weight and early puberty. Girls born to obese mothers are more likely to start puberty early than daughters of normal-weight or underweight mothers, new ...