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

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Jennifer Benton’s daughter was just 5 years old when her kindergarten teacher pointed out something unusual: the young girl was developing breasts. It was 2019 and the little girl loved playing with ...

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When author Naama Bloom watched her hilarious “Camp Gyno” video, about a tween who is the first girl at her summer camp to get a period, go viral in 2013, she knew she was on to something. She ...

Medical and public concern about a controversial UK trial of puberty blockers is on the rise, as are efforts to derail it. The clinical Pathways trial is due to begin recruiting children and ...

The pediatrician behind a groundbreaking study showing that puberty blockers did not lead to mental health improvements among young people, claimed her team has not yet published the findings to avoid ...

A study found an association between a mother's weight and early puberty. Girls born to obese mothers are more likely to start puberty early than daughters of normal-weight or underweight mothers, new ...

UW Health and Children’s Wisconsin paused gender affirming care for patients under 18 following recent federal actions, a ...

Girls aren’t alone in hitting puberty earlier – boys are, too, according to a study published Monday in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics. And boys’ body mass index as children might play a role.