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 ...

Tanner stages track five milestone physical changes during puberty for both boys and girls. Early puberty in females starts before age 8, and before age 9 in males. Delayed puberty is when girls don't ...

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

In the first-ever genome-scale analysis of the puberty process in humans, researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) outline distinct and critical changes to ...

A sweeping review of 12 international cohort studies shows that heavier boys, especially those carrying excess weight after age six, reach key puberty milestones sooner, reshaping how parents and ...

What was studied: Whether kids who eat certain sweeteners (like aspartame, sucralose, glycyrrhizin, and added sugar) may face a higher risk of early puberty — especially when they carry genes that ...

Medical and public concern about a controversial UK trial of puberty blockers is on the rise, as are efforts to derail it.

Discover puberphonia, a voice condition where pitch remains high post-puberty, and explore its causes, assessment, and ...