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Puberty refers to the process of physical changes by which a child's body becomes an adult body capable of reproduction. Growth accelerates in the first half of puberty and reaches completion by the end. Body differences between boys and girls before puberty are almost entirely restricted to the genitalia. During puberty major differences of size, shape, composition, and function develop in many body structures and systems. The most obvious of these are referred to as secondary sex character ...
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Resources
- A Guide to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (Center for Young Women's Health)
- A Guide to Puberty and Menstrual Cycles (Center for Young Women's Health)
Puberty News Headlines
- Obese girls could face early puberty
The Earth Times - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:41 EST
- Overweight Linked to Early Puberty
WebMD - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Child obesity linked to early puberty
The Earth Times - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:15 EST
- Childhood Obesity May Contribute To Earlier Puberty For Girls
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Childhood obesity can trigger early puberty
MSNBC - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:30 EST
- Childhood obesity triggers early puberty - study
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:50 EST
- Childhood obesity triggers early puberty - study
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:59 EST
- Childhood obesity triggers early puberty: study
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:56 EST
- Childhood obesity triggers early puberty: study
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:56 EST
- Fat toddlers 'risk early puberty'
BBC - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:22 EST
- Early Puberty In Girls Due to Being Overweight As A Toddler
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Overweight Linked to Early Puberty
MedicineNet - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Childhood obesity triggers girls' early puberty
CNN - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:52 EST
- Childhood obesity triggers girls' early puberty
CNN - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:55 EST
- Genetics Of Male Sexual Maturation
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Breast Growth In Boys May Be Caused By Lavender And Tea Tree Oils
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Lavender And Tea Tree Oils May Cause Breast Growth In Boys
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- International Osteoporosis Foundation Warns Of Bone Damage From Anorexia
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Lavender And Tea Tree Oils May Cause Breast Growth In Boys
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Acne - New Medical Findings Offer A Better Understanding And Provide New Solutions For Clear Skin
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:00 EST
- Sex Ends As Seasons Shift And Kisspeptin Levels Plummet
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 03 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
- Los Angeles Times Examines Association Between Breast Cancer Risk, Obesity
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Preschool Puberty, and a Search for the Causes
New York Times - Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:44 EST
- Early puberty problematic among UK children
Reuters - Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:39 EST
- Stress Fast Tracks Puberty, Researchers Say
ScienceDaily - Thu, 19 Oct 2006 03:00 EST
- Adults At 12? Trends In Puberty And Their Public Health Consequences, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:00 EST
- Puberty Hitting Girls as Young as 4 Years Old
ABC News - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 01:07 EST
- Children 'need sex advice sooner'
BBC - Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:52 EST
- Changes Of Puberty Among Risk Factors For Sudden Cardiac Death In Teens
ScienceDaily - Mon, 18 Sep 2006 03:00 EST
- Obese Girls In Early Puberty At Risk For High Androgen Levels
ScienceDaily - Mon, 28 Aug 2006 03:00 EST
- Clues To Cause Of Sudden Cardiac Death In Teens Provided By JAMA Study
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 16 Sep 2006 06:00 EST
- Fat tissue stimulates bone growth in children
Reuters - Tue, 25 Jul 2006 05:25 EST
- Early Puberty May Mean Anxiety, Abnormal Eating Behaviors Later
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Jun 2006 02:00 EST
- Obesity in puberty linked to hormone disorder
Reuters - Fri, 02 Jun 2006 11:22 EST
- Insulin Levels In African American Children Worsen Through Puberty
ScienceDaily - Fri, 10 Mar 2006 03:00 EST
- Insulin Levels In African American Children Worsen Through Puberty
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:00 EST
- Growth spurts 'fuel teen cancer'
BBC - Wed, 29 Mar 2006 10:14 EST
- Sexual Differences In Immune Response Appear At Puberty
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 23 Feb 2006 12:00 EST
- Trend of earlier puberty continues among US girls
Reuters - Fri, 23 Dec 2005 01:23 EST
- Hormone-blocking implant halts too-early puberty
Reuters - Mon, 26 Dec 2005 12:28 EST
- Teen hormone transplant aid hope
BBC - Sat, 07 Jan 2006 11:05 EST
- Health Tip: As Your Daughter Enters Puberty
MedicineNet - Thu, 08 Sep 2005 06:00 EST
- Changes in brain may explain teen troubles
MSNBC - Thu, 08 Sep 2005 05:39 EST
- Overweight girls reach puberty earlier
MSNBC - Thu, 11 Aug 2005 01:30 EST
- Early start of periods not tied to later weight
Reuters - Wed, 07 Sep 2005 04:09 EST
- Study: Heavier Girls Hit Puberty Earlier
ABC News - Thu, 11 Aug 2005 04:58 EST
- Puberty Comes Sooner for Overweight Girls
MedicineNet - Fri, 12 Aug 2005 06:00 EST
- Scientists discover maturity gene
BBC - Thu, 02 Jun 2005 09:53 EST
- How Sleep, or Lack of, Affects Teen Athletes
WebMD - Fri, 13 May 2005 05:00 EST
- Puberty onset - influence of nutritional, environmental and endogenous regulators?
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 01 Apr 2005 07:37 EST
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