When adolescents reach puberty, they start to experience a whole new world of feelings. They start to have more adult emotions, recognizing their own sexuality and longing for closeness with others of ...

Puberty blockers are medications that stop the body from producing estrogen and testosterone. In the clinic, they're called gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa). If adolescents take these ...

A recent Scientific Reports study elucidated the patterns of physical activity participation and discontinuation based on puberty timing during adolescence. The intensity of physical activity markedly ...

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our CNN Wellness five-part series on adolescence – a tough time under any circumstances. As our children head back to school this fall, learn more about helping your tweens ...

New research has shown that puberty plays a key role in shaping kidney health in adolescent girls, revealing a surprising shift in how the kidneys respond to injury. Although estrogen is known to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An average of eight youths started puberty blockers and four started hormones per day from 2018 to 2022. No ...

What Is Early Puberty and Why Is It a Big Deal? For girls, the first signs of puberty typically show up after the age of 8.

Among transgender youths, prescription of puberty blockers was associated with a 48% lower likelihood of mood disorder ...

Editor’s Note: Lisa Selin Davis is the author of “Tomboy: The Surprising History and Future of Girls Who Dare to Be Different.” She has written for The New York Times, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, ...

Landmark new research shows Ice Age teens from 25,000 years ago went through similar puberty stages as modern-day adolescents. Landmark new research shows Ice Age teens from 25,000 years ago went ...