Major hormonal milestones in women’s lives are usually associated with changes in brain volume — but a new study shows ...

A new study indicates that puberty and pregnancy are associated with similar patterns of widespread structural change in the ...

Menarche is the onset of physiological events culminating in reproductive capability in females, as demonstrated by menstruation. It is among the later events of puberty. Typically, girls are between ...

Healthcare professionals should make cardiometabolic disease prevention a focus for women across the entire reproductive ...

Women's Health. 2009;5(2):175-190. Since socioeconomic circumstances often act as proxies for many factors, including the quality and quantity of food intake, energy expenditure, family structure and ...

Did you know that a girl’s first period, known as menarche, is an indicator of her long-term hormonal health and future fertility? Sounds surprising, doesn’t it? While many women rarely think about ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Age at menarche has fallen from a mean of 12.5 years to 11.9 years from 1950 to 2005. BMI at time of menarche ...

Menarche, defined as the first menstrual period, is a point of reference in the pubertal development of girls, and, although it is a late marker that happens after breast development and peak height ...

Problems in adulthood such as tobacco use disorder and some conditions related to the digestive system, heart, bladder, joints and brain are all shown to be affected by some influences that occurred ...

The research described in this article was made possible in part by federal funding awarded to Harvard Chan School scientists in the interest of protecting and promoting health for all. The future of ...

Puberty is a process regulated by the endocrine system, and its timing can be altered by environmental factors. Several recent studies point to a trend toward earlier onset of puberty in girls, a ...