Precocious puberty in children

Precocious puberty in children

OBJECTIVE To determine the etiology of precocious puberty in children and to compare the clinical and laboratory parameters of central and peripheral precocious puberty. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Endocrine Clinic at National Institute of Child Health, Karachi, from January 2009 to December 2011. METHODOLOGY Children presenting with precocious puberty ...

Precocious Puberty

From the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, INSERM Unité 690, and Centre de Référence des Maladies Endocriniennes de la Croissance, Robert Debré Hospital and University of Paris 7 — Denis Diderot, Paris (J.-C.C., J.L.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Carel at Endocrinologie Diabétologie Pédiatrique and INSERM U690, Hôpital Robert Debré, 48, Blvd. Sérurier, 75935 Paris CEDEX...

Precocious Puberty.

Precocious puberty (PP) has traditionally been defined as pubertal changes occurring before age 8 years in girls and 9 years in boys. A secular trend toward earlier puberty has now been confirmed by recent studies in both the United States and Europe. Factors associated with earlier puberty include obesity, endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDC), and intrauterine growth restriction. In 1997, a st...

Precocious Puberty

Precocious puberty.