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 ...

Zaria was just 9 years old when a nurse practitioner delivered news that rocked her world: The young girl was already showing signs of puberty development, and she was on track to get her period ...

Autistic people — especially females — may be more likely to reach puberty early, although more research is necessary to explain the link. This can have significant social and psychological effects, ...

Central precocious puberty (CPP) is when your child's body releases certain hormones too soon. This causes early physical growth and sexual development (aka precocious puberty) in girls before age 8 ...

During the pandemic, rates of precocious puberty rose by three-fold in some countries. Source: Engin_Akyurt / pixabay The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted people’s lives in many irreversible ways. One of ...

Among 82 girls with infantile hydrocephalus, 21% had precocious puberty before age 8 years and another 29% had early puberty with signs appearing before 8 years and 9 months, found researchers led by ...

Italy noticed it first. It was the first country to lock down during the COVID-19 pandemic, and later in 2020, researchers at Florence’s Anna Meyer Children’s University Hospital were the first to ...