Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are scaling back access to puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for minors ...

The physical changes during and around puberty can cause stressful and unpleasant emotions for children who don’t identify with the gender they were assigned at birth. Puberty blockers, or pubertal ...

The BMA’s long awaited critique of the Cass review has largely vindicated the findings of the original landmark review into ...

Researchers have linked the trend of earlier puberty in Black girls to elevated stress hormones.

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.

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 ...

A new study reports associations between specific hormones, higher BMI, and stress with earlier puberty in girls, a trend with medical and psychosocial consequences. Published in the Journal of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Young people who may be questioning their gender identity will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers by the NHS. (Getty Images) ...

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 ...

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 ...

Why do voices crack and pimples flare up during puberty? When do boys go through puberty, and when do girls experience it? And how do other species experience puberty? Read on for pivotal facts you ...