Puberty disorders

NEWS

Suicidality or self-harm is a frequent cause of hospital admission among gender variant/diverse young people, report researchers.
More than half of girls with central precocious puberty have abnormal findings on magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, report researchers.
A study of preterm boys shows increased androgen levels at the estimated time of birth in those with low birthweight.
Most young people treated within a paediatric gender identity development service remain committed to pursuing hormonal treatment in line with their perceived gender, research shows.

In depth

Marie Lindhardt Ljubicic discusses recent findings from the COPENHAGEN Minipuberty Study, which shed new light on this developmental stage in baby girls.
A 4-year-old girl is referred to the local paediatric endocrine unit with signs of pubertal development.
In our latest podcast, Specialist nurse and educator Kate Davies asks clinical psychologist Julie Alderson about the optimal integration of psychology into a differences in sexual development clinical service.
A 4-year-old girl is referred to the local paediatric endocrine unit with signs of pubertal development.
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