Accelerated linear growth and weight gain from birth to 4 years of age are associated with earlier pubertal onset, particularly in girls.

A growing number of children are showing signs of puberty at significantly younger ages than the average. Yet many families may face hurdles in getting diagnoses. Jennifer Benton’s daughter was just 5 ...

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 ...

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 ...