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. 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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.