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 ...

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Research shows that kids are starting puberty earlier than ever, with the average age now beginning at 8 for girls and 9 for boys. But what does this mean for their long-term health? Sanjay sits down ...

At a back-to-school pool party for my fifth grader in August, I nearly leaped across the patio to accost a group of moms talking. “Perimenopause,” I heard. “Puberty,” I heard. “So much crying,” I ...

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(CNN) — As England’s National Health Service has decided to stop prescribing puberty blockers to minors with gender dysphoria or gender incongruence, many people are asking what those are and why they ...

What we know and don’t know about puberty blockers and children, as the UK sets out on a new clinical trial of the drugs.

Puberty blockers, also known as hormone blockers, are a treatment used to block primary sex hormones like testosterone and estrogen to delay puberty in transgender kids. Puberty blockers are temporary ...

Every child goes through puberty, but not everyone experiences it at the same time. The average age that a child reaches sexual maturity differs between the genders: Girls experience puberty between 8 ...