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

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Puberty lessons, as part of sex education, typically begin in the fifth grade. Many experts say that's too late. (Collage: Getty ...

(CNN) --When my oldest child turned 11, I figured it was time to talk birds and bees and bodily changes, and purchased a couple of books that friends had recommended. When I tried to read the books ...

NHS England has made the landmark decision that puberty suppressing hormones (PSH) will not be available as a routine commissioning treatment option for children and young people who have gender ...

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Puberty is an expected part of development that causes many changes in the body. During this time, children mature and develop into adults. It’s common to experience a few bumps in the road during ...

From surging hormones and acne to body hair and body odor, puberty can be a rocky transition for any kid. But girls and boys who start physically developing sooner than their peers face particular ...

Puberty is much more than just a time of biological overdrive, propelled by sexual maturation. Progress in developmental science has greatly broadened the perspective of this critical maturational ...

Puberty is optional. That’s the message transgender rights activists and gender clinicians are communicating to children. If you’re going through puberty and you don’t like it, they say, just take ...

GENDER DYSPHORIA—the miserable feeling of being at odds with one’s sex—is one of the fastest-rising medical complaints among children. America had one paediatric gender clinic in 2007. It now has at ...

Every child goes through puberty, but not everyone experiences it at the same time. The average age that a child reaches sexual maturity differs between the genders: Girls experience puberty between 8 ...