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Most parents agree that talking to their kids about puberty is important-but when and how to start the conversation is often less clear, a new national poll suggests. Skip to content Menu ...

Doctors are observing a trend of children entering puberty approximately two years earlier than in previous generations, ...

While puberty is starting earlier for children, many parents only talk about it with their child around age 10 and sometimes only when asked by the child, according to a new poll.

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If you were born before the 1990s, your first conversations about puberty (if you had them) might have begun around age 11. That’s because, for decades, puberty was believed to begin at around ...

Puberty blockers are drugs that disrupt the release of sex hormones. The primary drug used is called Lupron, and it has been prescribed for over 30 years, in a variety of medical contexts, to ...

Modern studies suggest that puberty blockers are incredibly useful when given under supervision of doctors (Picture: Móa Hjartardóttir) Puberty blockers are a medication given to young people ...

With puberty beginning at younger ages, especially among young Black girls, doctors say there’s an urgent need for greater awareness and education among families who may face hurdles in access ...

Delayed puberty is a condition that refers to the absence or late onset of sexual changes that usually occur at the age of puberty. In boys, delayed puberty is defined by the absence of testicular ...

While puberty is starting earlier for children, many parents only talk about it with their child around age 10 and sometimes only when asked by the child, according to a new poll.