Medically reviewed by Dale Garber, MD Key Takeaways Boys usually stop growing taller by age 16, but it varies among individuals.Boys tend to have a growth spurt between ages 12 and 15.Genetics play a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many parents say, “They grow up so fast” when it comes to their children, but research is showing that it’s true, especially in girls who go through puberty early. This head start could be a problem ...

Puberty is a time of sexual growth and development. It's a time when your body starts to change and you begin to look more like a grown-up. Boys start to look like young men. Girls start to look more ...

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 ...

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 ...

Recent conservative legislation has targeted a class of drugs used to treat transgender adolescents. But what do these drugs actually do? By Lena Wilson When Sebastian Liafsha came out as transgender ...