Normal and Precocious Puberty

Precocious puberty | Endocrine Conditions

In normal puberty, hormones from an area of the brain called the hypothalamus signal to the pituitary gland (a small gland situated underneath the brain) via a ...

Precocious puberty - Wikipedia

In medicine, precocious puberty is puberty occurring at an unusually early age. In most cases, the process is normal in every aspect except the unusually ...

Precocious Puberty and Why it Matters

It's easier to detect precocious puberty in girls, but about one in 10 boys and people assigned male at birth undergo precocious puberty, too.

Precocious Puberty - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

Central precocious puberty is the onset of puberty at an age younger than normal as a result of precocious activation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis ...

Precocious puberty - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

In children with central precocious puberty, the GnRH hormone causes other hormone levels to rise. In children with peripheral precocious ...

Trends in the Incidence of Central Precocious Puberty and Normal ...

The annual incidence of CPP and normal variant puberty has increased substantially in Denmark during the last 20 years.

Precocious puberty - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

Precocious puberty should be considered when secondary sexual characteristics appear before 8 years of age in girls and 9 years in boys.

Treatment and Outcomes of Precocious Puberty: An Update

Precocious puberty is a common problem affecting up to 29 per 100 000 girls per year. The earliest identified neuroendocrine change in early puberty thus ...

Central precocious puberty - Genetics - MedlinePlus

Central precocious puberty is a condition that causes early sexual development in girls and boys. While puberty normally starts between ages 8 and 13 in girls.

Treatment of precocious puberty - UpToDate

... Normal puberty · Patient education: Early puberty (The Basics) · Society guideline links: Normal puberty and puberty-related disorders.

Evaluation and Referral of Children With Signs of Early Puberty

Concerns about possible early pubertal development are a common cause for referral to pediatric medical subspecialists.

History of Puberty: Normal and Precocious - Karger Publishers

The history of normal and precocious puberty is characterized by a series of remarkable advances that have illuminated reproductive physiology and profoundly ...

Precocious Puberty: Who Has It? Who Should Be Treated?

Hence 2.5% of normal girls have onset of puberty before age 8. When puberty in girls begins between 6 and 8 yr, is it truly precocious puberty or simply at the ...

Normal and Precocious Puberty | SpringerLink

The initial evaluation of the young child with early sexual development is to distinguish true central precocious puberty with activation of the hypothalamic/ ...

Precocious Puberty - Spina Bifida Association

Puberty refers to normal body changes that lead to maturity and the ability to have children. Normal puberty begins between ages 8 and 12 in girls and between 9 ...

Precocious (Early) Puberty - Lurie Children's

In the vast majority of children, early puberty is just a normal variation. Sometimes, though, it's a sign of an underlying health problem. When a child starts ...

Precocious Puberty | Pediatrics In Review - AAP Publications

Normal puberty in girls most commonly begins with thelarche (the onset of breast buds), followed in a few months by pubarche (the onset of pubic ...

Precocious Puberty: A Comprehensive Review of Literature

Precocious puberty currently affects 1 in 5,000 children and is 10 times more common in girls. Statistics indicate that girls in the United States are ...

Normal and Precocious Puberty (Chapter 3)

Peripheral precocious puberty results from sex steroid secretion that is not regulated by the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis. Gonadotropin secretion is ...

Early Puberty - Children's Oncology Group

Precocious puberty means having signs of puberty (such as pubic hair or breast growth) at an age younger than normal.