Pennsylvania saw a meteoric rise in the number of adolescents receiving puberty blockers through an insurance billing code ...

Among the laundry list of health problems COVID inflicted on the world's population, one of the more perplexing was an increase in the number of children experiencing what is known as idiopathic ...

Children are starting puberty earlier than in the past, potentially due to a combination of environmental, lifestyle, and metabolic factors – but the reasons why are still puzzling scientists. On ...

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 ...

Not getting enough sleep and going to bed late were associated with a higher risk for central precocious puberty, particularly in girls. Girls with this condition often had serious sleep issues 3.5 ...

Jennifer Benton’s daughter was just 5 years old when her kindergarten teacher pointed out something unusual: the young girl was developing breasts. It was 2019 and the little girl loved playing with ...

Sweetener intake, including aspartame and sucralose, was associated with an increased risk for early puberty in children, particularly in those who were genetically predisposed. Sex-specific effects ...

Foresee Pharmaceuticals has shown that a long-acting version of its injectable prostate cancer med Camcevi can help patients with central precocious puberty (CPP), potentially opening the door | ...

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Central precocious puberty (CPP) is characterised by the premature activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis, resulting in early development of secondary sexual characteristics. This ...

Girls who received a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for infantile hydrocephalus had an increased risk of early puberty, particularly those with myelomeningocele and repeated shunt revisions, a ...