objective: to compare sexual and behavioral puberty problems between intellectually disabled (id) and normal boys in yazd, iran. methods: in the present study, 65 intellectually disabled and 65 normal boys were included. the child behavior check list (cbcl) was used to investigate behavioral problems. in order to study sexual problems, a questionnaire that was designed by the researchers was ap...

Adolescents need accurate information about puberty, because adolescents who fail to go through the puberty phase may experience psychological disorders that have an impact on next of life. This service activity is carried out disseminate by utilizing Instagram media. The specific purpose this make understand definition when occurs, changes generally occur during and correct attitude in dealing...

a 29- year old female with bone pain and history of precocious puberty was referred for bone scintigraphy. on physical examination café au lait macular spots were noted on her neck, buttocks and left leg. bone scan showed multiple areas of intense increased activity which was in favour of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia. considering the presence of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, precocious pubert...

BACKGROUND Puberty moderates genetic influences on disordered eating attitudes and behaviors, with little genetic influence before puberty but large (50%) genetic effects during and after puberty. To date, however, nothing is known about the mechanisms that underlie these effects. Estradiol is a particularly promising candidate, as estrogens become elevated at puberty and regulate gene transcri...

OBJECTIVES This review was aimed at determining the imaging findings in patients with precocious puberty. RESULTS Within a period of 8 years (from 2002 to 2010) there were 53 patients diagnosed with precocious puberty. Out of the 53 patients, 37 had undergone diagnostic imaging to detect the possible organic causes of precocious puberty. Imaging findings were positive in 31 patients and out o...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the contribution of prepubertal childhood body mass index (BMI) and BMI change through puberty and adolescence, 2 distinct developmental BMI parameters, for risk of adult stroke in men. METHODS In this population-based study in Gothenburg, Sweden, men born in 1945-1961 with information on both childhood BMI at age 8 and BMI change through puberty and adolescence (BMI at ...

Puberty is characterized by hormonal, physical and psychological transformation. The human brain undergoes significant changes between childhood and adulthood, but little is known about how puberty influences its structural development. Using a longitudinal sample of 711 magnetic resonance imaging scans from 275 individuals aged 7-20years, we examined how subcortical brain regions change in rel...

Precocious puberty constitutes a significant clinical problem due to psychological implications and health concerns as well as consequences associated with girls' fertility. Self-acceptance, peer approval, early motherhood and future fertility - these are only a few issues associated with puberty, the disorders of which may have a negative influence on personality and health. The role of imagin...

Changes in puberty timing have implications for the treatment of individual children, for the risk of later adult disease, and for chemical testing and risk assessment for the population. Children with early puberty are at a risk for accelerated skeletal maturation and short adult height, early sexual debut, potential sexual abuse, and psychosocial difficulties. Altered puberty timing is also o...

BACKGROUND Central precocious puberty (CPP) is characterized as increasing gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) release. Orexin-A has also been shown to affect GnRH release. However, there are few reports about the effect of orexin A on the treatment of CPP. METHODS After establishing the precocious puberty model, the rats were divided into four groups: normal control, precocious puberty rat...