When most people think of puberty, the teenage years come to mind. This period, which generally happens between ages 8 and 14, is when you develop from a kid into an adult. Your body goes through many ...

Puberty blockers are a safe and effective way to treat precocious puberty and gender dysphoria. Typically, puberty blockers alone do not cause permanent changes. But this can vary depending on several ...

Puberty blockers are medications that prevent the body from producing the hormones that cause the physical changes of puberty. Young people who are transgender may take puberty blockers to prevent the ...

Everyone goes through puberty differently. However, there are puberty stages that usually happen at certain ages in a young person’s development. In this article, we look at the stages of puberty for ...

Puberty is the process of a child's body changing to an adult body. It doesn't happen overnight, and it doesn't happen at the same age in all children. Most girls undergo puberty changes between 8 and ...

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Associate Professor and Visiting Academic, Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute Shape-shifting bodies. Cracking voices. Hairs sprouting in new places. Puberty marks a ...

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