Experts say early puberty is influenced by multiple factors, including genetics, nutrition, stress, and body weight, rather ...

IntroductionTurner syndrome is a congenital condition caused by changes in sex chromosomes, which can lead to short stature and delays in puberty (physical development). For those who have been ...

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) ...

Puberty, pregnancy and menopause can feel like completely separate chapters of life. But each involves major hormonal shifts, and scientists have now compared what happens to the brain across all ...

If you’re parenting a tween or teen, you may already know one thing: Puberty can be awkward … for everyone. The mood swings.

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.

A mother is considering freezing her young daughter’s eggs after she started going through puberty at just 10 months old. Sophie Dumas was completely unaware that anything was unusual about her ...

With parents' encouragement and strategies they choose for themselves, teens can make meaningful charges in their ability to ...

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 ...

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 ...