Precocious puberty (Early puberty)
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Precocious puberty is when the body changes that normally occur during puberty happen earlier than normal. Puberty is the time in which sexual and physical characteristics mature.
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Often there is no clear cause for precocious puberty, but some cases are due to changes in the brain, genetic problems, or certain tumors that release hormones. These conditions include: ...
Familial male precocious puberty (also known as testotoxicosis) is a form of gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty in which boys experience early onset and progression of puberty.
Precocious puberty. If the pituitary glands release hormones that stimulate the gonads to produce sex hormones too early, some kids may begin to go through puberty at a very young age. This condition is called precocious puberty.
Precocious puberty
Precocious puberty is defined as the onset of puberty before the age of 9 in boys and before the age of 8 in girls. It involves the early physical changes of puberty, as well as accelerated linear growth and bone maturation.
(Precocious Puberty; Premature Puberty)
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Central precocious puberty
In this type of precocious puberty, the entire HPG axis simply starts too soon. Although they begin earlier than they should, the pattern and timing of the steps in the process are normal.
Precocious puberty has been classified into two general types:
Gonadotropin-dependent precocious puberty due to early activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal glands ...
Precocious puberty is defined as the onset of true puberty before 8 years of age in girls or 9 years of age in boys. (Boepple, et al. Endocrinology, Surgery, and Technology, Vol 1, 1996) ...
Precocious puberty is the unusually early development of secondary sexual features. The onset of sexual maturation in a girl before age 8 or a boy before age 9 is usually considered to be precocious puberty.
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Precocious puberty can be extremely challenging, particularly for young girls. Their rapid maturation does create notice among peers and may cause social difficulties.
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Precocious puberty is the entrance of a child into puberty prior to the age of eight or nine. This early onset of puberty is generally accompanied by a growth spurt prior to puberty.
Precocious puberty (especially females)
RADIATION: >20 Gy to H-P axis
Early growth spurt, false catch-up, premature sexual maturation; female: breast development and pubic hair before 8 years and menses before 9 years; ...
The precocious puberty in Albright syndrome has been difficult to treat. After surgical removal of the cyst or of the entire affected ovary, cysts usually recur in the remaining ovary.
history of precocious puberty (puberty occurring at a young age) or delayed puberty (puberty occurring at an older age) ...
To diagnose precocious puberty , menopausal problems , infertility, menstrual difficulties , and gonadal malfunctions (testes/ovaries), all of which cause excessive levels of these hormones.
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Conditions leading to development of infertility in men include testicular torsion; mumps (when the disease occurs after puberty); precocious puberty; developmental delay; bladder neck surgery; sexually transmitted infections; ...
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Estradiol or other hormone levels may be tested in the evaluation of precocious puberty in girls (the onset of signs of puberty before age seven), ...
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Lobo RA. Primary and secondary amenorrhea and precocious puberty: etiology, diagnostic evaluation, management. In: Katz VL, Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM, eds. Comprehensive Gynecology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa:Mosby Elsevier;2007:chap 38.
In children, breast development and pubic or axillary hair suggest precocious puberty and premature menses. In those without such findings, the possibility of sexual abuse should be investigated unless an explanatory lesion or foreign body is obvious.
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Steroids and sex hormones have been successful (especially in girls) in inducing precocious puberty and early epiphyseal closure to prevent abnormal adult height.
Puberty is associated with development of secondary sex characteristics and rapid growth.
Some medical conditions may worsen or first become apparent at puberty.
Precocious puberty is puberty that occurs earlier than usual.
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