The health official behind the pause of the NHS’s puberty blocker trial is blocked from any further involvement amid accusations of bias.

Going through puberty is not easy. The physical changes can be embarrassing and bewildering, and the emotional realities—all those new feelings—can be overwhelming and downrig ...

Few topics provoke as much concern as the perception that puberty is beginning earlier than ever. While synthetic ...

THE NHS’ trial of puberty blockers for teenagers who think they are transgender has been put on hold at the last minute. Drugs and trials watchdog the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory ...

A girl started to go through puberty at the age of three, and doctors say her mum's HRT patches are to blame. Samantha Ashworth, 52, noticed changes in her daughter Freya, including pubic hair, breast ...

A UK clinical trial aiming to assess the effect of puberty blockers on young people with gender incongruence continues to be mired in controversy. Just a week after the trial was paused by the ...

WE all fear our children are “growing up too fast”. But for Samantha Ashworth that was a reality… Her little girl grew pubic ...

A 10-year Danish study finds puberty is starting earlier in kids, linking the shift to pregnancy, weight, stress, and genetics.

How ongoing, age-appropriate conversations about bodies, intimacy, and consent build trust, safety, and lifelong confidence for children of all ages.

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A longitudinal study shows that puberty may reprogram children’s epigenetic profiles in ways that track worsening or improving insulin resistance, uncovering early molecular ...

There will come a day when I don’t have to try to persuade anyone that medicalising and sterilising children is not a good idea. There will come a day when professional people do not lose their jobs ...

The state orders NYU Langone to resume transgender youth health services, including puberty blockers and hormone therapies for patients under 19.