This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Puberty is hitting girls earlier, with ...

Is a breast lump in a 9-year-old cause for concern? Not for me, or for the office nurse who returned the mother's call. But my nurse still set up a visit because - with a strong family history of ...

Dr. Vaneeta Bamba, director of the Diagnostic and Research Growth Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, said that the 1997 study had "somewhat reshaped" endocrinologists' thinking about ...

The age onset of puberty appears to be moving earlier and earlier and often begins in the elementary school ages now. WSJ’s Sumathi Reddy joins Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero to discuss the health ...

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A new study suggests that young girls are increasingly reaching puberty earlier — between 2004 and 2006 twice as many Caucasian girls showed breast maturity at age 7 as compared to 1997. The ...

THURSDAY, Oct. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Puberty is the time when children’s bodies start to make hormones that lead to physical changes and signs of maturation. It prepares the body for ...

Q: My son is on the edge of puberty, and I have no idea what to expect. Do they go through mood swings like girls? How can I help him (and myself) cope? A: The short answer: yes. Girls may get all the ...