THE NHS’ trial of puberty blockers for teenagers who think they are transgender has been put on hold at the last minute.

As England’s National Health Service has decided to stop prescribing puberty blockers to minors with gender dysphoria or gender incongruence, many people are asking what those are and why they’re such ...

The body changes, hormones surge, and the transition from child to teenager is well underway. But when puberty begins earlier ...

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 ...

New research shows that starting puberty earlier than classmates may increase anxiety and emotional struggles, especially for ...

NHS England has made the landmark decision that puberty suppressing hormones (PSH) will not be available as a routine commissioning treatment option for children and young people who have gender ...

Puberty can be hard on the kid going through it and the parent trying to help them. Your child is going through physical changes that can be awkward and embarrassing. As a parent, you may struggle ...

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. As England’s National Health ...

“Puberty blockers are sort of like a man-made hormone analogue, and basically what they do is fool the brain into not sending messages to the ovaries and testes to secrete hormones,” said Dr. Michelle ...