For some people, their innate sense of self doesn't fit with their biological sex. Any distress this causes is particularly heightened during puberty, but medication used to help is controversial.
Mar 1, 2021
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In Western Europe, the number of children and adolescents who do not identify with their sex assessed at birth and who therefore seek help is rapidly increasing. An updated systematic review recently published in Zeitschrift ...
Feb 27, 2024
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(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers led by a team from the University of Glasgow and Oslo University Hospital, Norway have discovered that while changes in the emotions of adolescent females are directly related to age those ...
Jul 4, 2012
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Some studies have suggested that people who are younger when they enter puberty are more likely to later develop multiple sclerosis (MS). But a new study attributes that link to body mass index (BMI). The study is published ...
Mar 20, 2019
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Stress during childhood is associated with earlier substance use in male and female adolescents, according to a study presented Saturday at ENDO 2024, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Boston, Mass. Traumatic events ...
Jun 1, 2024
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Women are nearly twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with depression. Depression can occur at any age.
Apr 17, 2018
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Parents of teens who went through puberty early may be more lenient when it comes to letting them consume alcohol, according to a new Penn State study. But the researchers said that even if adolescents appear more mature, ...
Apr 28, 2021
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The number of girls diagnosed with precocious puberty increased during the COVID-19 pandemic due to potential risk factors such as increased screen time and less physical activity, according to a new study published in the ...
Aug 3, 2023
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A new study shows that overweight seven year olds have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes as adults, but only if they are still overweight by the time they hit puberty and beyond.
Jul 12, 2018
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Mothers who overeat during the period when they are breastfeeding may have children who are at increased risk of becoming obese and going through early puberty, a new study of mice suggests. Early puberty may lead to increased ...
Mar 18, 2018
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