At just six years old, Gabby was diagnosed with central precocious puberty, leading to premature physical developments. After ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dads shouldn't shy away from conversations about their daughters' reproductive health—even if conversations about menstruation are ...

It’s a tale as old as time. Around half of adolescents going through puberty will get their period. In high-income countries, an adolescent’s first period (known as “menarche”) happens on average ...

Girls in the U.S. are getting their first period earlier than in decades past. Researchers say there are multiple factors causing early puberty, including obesity and environmental pollutants. Girls ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study out of Brazil links early or late menstruation onset to health struggles later in life. How the timing of your first ...

Girls are getting their first periods at a younger age, according to a new study. Research conducted by Harvard University's public health school found that, in the US, the time of a person's first ...

Younger generations are getting their first periods earlier, and the length of time it takes to become regular is changing — which could point to later health problems, according to a new study.

Girls in the U.S. are getting their first menstrual period about 6 months earlier on average than they did in the 1950s and '60s. And more girls are beginning menstruation before the age of 9, which ...