Puberty News

Girls given antibiotics in their first year—especially within the first 3 months—face a significantly higher risk of entering puberty early, according to new global research.  

The delay of puberty in girls can lead to negative long-term health outcomes, including a higher incidence of breast cancer, renal disease and thyroid disease.   

This article explores the potential causes of early puberty in girls during the COVID-19 pandemic, and provides insight into how to best support girls during this time.  

The study reveals how obesity and overweight during puberty seem to have a marked impact on a person's future risks of venous thrombi. 

For the study, the researchers analysed data of over 9,000 participants aged 8 to 21 years and found specific associations of low socioeconomic status and traumatic stressful events with psychiatric symptoms, cognitive performance, and several brain structure abnormalities.

Maternal overweight and hyperglycemia or high blood sugar are linked to the earlier onset of puberty in girls, which can lead to multiple adverse health developments in adulthood, finds a study.

The findings strengthen the existing evidence of a link between the onset of puberty and a woman's body mass in adulthood.

Sweeping changes in biology, appearance, self-perception, and emotion combine to make puberty one of the most pivotal phases of development during the lifespan, the researchers note in Pediatrics.

Emily will soon start exhibiting signs of menopause because of the abnormal onset of her menstrual cycle.

The factors determining early puberty have received greater attention recently as more kids are starting puberty at an earlier age than past generations.

Evidence of recent exposure to the chemical appears in human urine as a metabolite, or molecule, called 3-phenoxybenzoic acid (3-PBA).

According to a report, the girl and the boy are relatives.

A new study has revealed that girls, who experience physical and sexual abuse in life may accelerate early puberty.

Health Secretary CK Mishra launched the 'Saathiya Resource Kits' along with the 'Saathiya Salah' - a mobile app for adolescents - under the Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) program.  

Stress, one of the biggest culprits for cardiac ailments -- and many other ailments too -- is a given in today's life.

The face, which is known as the index of mind, is as unique as fingerprints and can reveal a great deal of information about our health, personality, age, and feelings.

New research has found that adolescents also begin to view faces differently in puberty.

The study also found that teenagers exercise less during puberty, adding to the calorie excess that underlies obesity. 

Daughters born to overweight mothers who also developed gestational diabetes are significantly more likely to experience an earlier onset of one sign of puberty, a new study has found.

Girls who ate red meat started their periods earlier than those who didn't, while the ones who consumed fatty fish started their menstrual cycles much later.