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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 ...

More girls are hitting puberty at eight or earlier. Researchers are exploring the causes, the consequences and what should be done. When Lola was eight years old, she went through a massive growth ...

At the age of 9, years before her friends—and worse, before her older sister—Emma started developing breasts. Within months, she got her period. She was so ashamed she didn’t tell her parents or any ...

“I often meet parents who walk in worried because their seven- or eight-year-old is showing changes they expected only in their teenage years. A little breast development, new body odour, hair growth ...

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 ...

Esi’s* earliest memories of puberty do not involve training bras, colorful Always pads, or flipping through the pages of the Care & Keeping of You American Girl book. Instead, they are filled with ...