THURSDAY, Oct. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kids with ovaries go through distinct physical changes during puberty. Discover the stages of puberty for girls and how parents ...

There is a data vacuum in this country, even as several European countries adopt more cautious practices to treating youth gender dysphoria ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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) ...

AN NHS trial of puberty-blocking drugs for teenagers who think they are transgender will go ahead after campaigners’ High Court challenge was thrown out. The Pathways experiment plans to prescribe ...

The fierce debate over puberty blockers has become a collision of science and politics. To try to address a fractured consensus, the federal government is attempting to lay the groundwork for a ...

Most parents agree that talking to their kids about puberty is important—but when and how to start the conversation is often less clear, a new national poll suggests. Among the most common challenges ...

Joanna* first suspected something was up when she caught a whiff of her daughter's school uniform. Picking a worn T-shirt out of the laundry basket to throw in the washing machine in their Sydney home ...

Acne, awkwardness, body odor—puberty can be a tough time. But things get even more complicated when puberty starts at an exceptionally young age, and today many girls are beginning the process younger ...

At the start of health and wellness class, one of my students blurted out, “Can we just skip it?” He wasn’t talking about the class; he wanted to skip puberty. As a school counselor, I know the mere ...

A new study presented at the 60th Annual European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology Meeting further highlighted the possible dangers of excessive smartphone use. (Photo: Getty) If you are wondering ...

Early puberty has been linked to higher risks of heart, metabolic and mental health issues, plus some cancers later in life.