Puberty is the time when children's bodies start to make hormones that lead to physical changes and signs of maturation.

Experts have issued a warning about white spots which can appear on your face and genitals. These spots are common and are ...

From sharper memory during ovulation to forgetfulness in pregnancy, the emotional storms of puberty and the hot flushes of ...

Parents polled shared a range of approaches and worries in preparing their tweens for this major stage of development. ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Most parents agree that talking to their kids about puberty is ...

For evolutionary reasons, women have wider pelvises than men to enable childbirth. This affects the so-called Q-angle, which ...

This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. What Is Estrogen? Everything You Need to Know Estrogen is one of the primary female hormones, and ...

(Rujirat Boonyong/Getty Images) Menstruation typically means experiencing some 450 or so periods during the course of a lifetime, so understanding their effects on the body is ... been found to change ...

People whose fathers smoked during puberty seem to age faster than expected, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands [1]. The ...