The Raleigh-based Poe Center for Health Education has set spring dates for its virtual puberty programs for kids and parents that' are aimed at educating kids about puberty and fostering conversations ...

Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small. You can listen to episodes here. (CNN) — Puberty: It’s one of ...

Puberty blockers are a safe and effective way to treat precocious puberty and gender dysphoria. Typically, puberty blockers alone do not cause permanent changes. But this can vary depending on several ...

The age when girls hit puberty has been falling at an alarming rate for decades, and scientists have struggled to explain why. New research suggests a compound found in a wide variety of products — ...

When most people think of puberty, the teenage years come to mind. This period, which generally happens between ages 8 and 14, is when you develop from a kid into an adult. Your body goes through many ...

Young girls' bodies are maturing faster than their brains can keep up. A new study from Cincinnati Children's Hospital finds 42-percent of African American girls have hit puberty by age 8. The result ...

About 1 in 5,000 children experience early puberty. Studies suggest that, on average, kids are starting puberty earlier than they once did. Could the rise in obesity be playing a role? Many experts ...

For many parents, the idea of having "the talk" with their kids may be daunting, making them feel embarrassed or squeamish. But many parents are conflating the classic growing-up talk about sex with ...

Everyone goes through puberty differently. However, there are puberty stages that usually happen at certain ages in a young person’s development. In this article, we look at the stages of puberty for ...

Precocious puberty is puberty that begins earlier than usual. An underlying condition may cause it, but other people experience early puberty for no apparent reason. Even when puberty occurs early ...

“I do not want our work to be weaponized,” Olson-Kennedy told the publication. The nearly $10 million study followed the development of 95 children from across the country to see if their mental ...

1:08 Danielle Smith says ‘irreversible decisions’ regarding gender transitions should be adult choices Alberta has a new collection of proposed policies seeking to govern the age trans and ...