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) ...

Early puberty in girls with ADHD is linked to mental health challenges. Parental guidance and support can buffer these risks.

It is among the most delicate and controversial challenges in modern medicine - how to determine whether the benefits of puberty blockers (or drugs that delay puberty) outweigh the potential harms.

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 ...

The court has found the Government failed to directly consult with gender diverse young people.

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 ...

Reflecting on the awkwardness of early adolescence is uncomfortable for many, but for 16-year-old trans girl Kassie it has been particularly challenging. For Kassie, the prospect of puberty — and the ...

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 reproduction. It is also when significant growth ...

Differences between males and females in the fine-grained tissue structure of deep brain regions are minimal at ages 9 to 12 ...

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 ...

The American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the ...