Adrenarche and Fetal Growth

Normal and Premature Adrenarche

Genetic Variation in Premature Adrenarche

Premature adrenarche (PA) is defined as adrenarcheal levels of adrenal androgens before the age of 8 yrs in girls and the age of 9 yrs in boys leading to androgenic signs ranging from pubarche to oily skin and adult type body odor. PA has been connected with adverse metabolic features and increased risk for ovarian hyperandrogenism. The pathogenesis of PA is considered polygenic. However, under...

Fetal growth and developmental programming.

The environment in utero and in early neonatal life may induce a permanent response in the fetus and the newborn, leading to enhanced susceptibility to later diseases. This review concentrates on the role and mechanisms of events during the antenatal and immediate postnatal period resulting in later life diseases, concentrating on abnormal growth patterns of the fetus. Fetal overgrowth is relat...

Fetal growth and well-being.

Accurate monitoring of fetal growth is one of the most critically important components of prenatal care. Whether too large or too small for gestational age, the ramifications of abnormal fetal growth have both short-term and long-term sequelae for early neonatal life and beyond. Although not perfectly accurate, ultrasound and other monitoring technologies have markedly improved the ability to f...

Fetal growth and infantile colic.

AIM To describe how fetal growth and gestational age affect infantile colic, while considering other potential risk factors. STUDY DESIGN A population based follow up study of 2035 healthy singleton infants without any disability born to Danish mothers. Information was collected by self administered questionnaires at 16 and 30 weeks of gestation, at delivery, and 8 months post partum. Infanti...