precocious puberty

Some studies have suggested precocious puberty places girls at a higher risk of breast cancer later in life.

Precocious puberty is common in children with various forms of severe brain damage.

Often, the exact cause of Precocious Puberty is not known.

Precocious puberty has numerous significant physical, psychological and social implications for a young girl.

Hormonal treatment can be attempted to help individuals with precocious puberty.

Indeed, precocious puberty has been associated with behavioral problems.

Most textbooks said girls who were starting sexual development before age 8 required medical evaluations for precocious puberty.

Testicular size can help distinguish between different types of precocious puberty.

Some suggest that childhood stress is caused by precocious puberty recognized later, rather than being the cause of it.

In most cases of precocious puberty, the hypothalamus releases its hormone too early.

Nafarelin nasal is used to treat precocious puberty in both male and female children.

Precocious puberty has also been implicated in pediatric and adult obesity.

Hypothalamic hamartomas are found in 33% of patients with true precocious puberty.

Generally, patients with precocious puberty develop phenotypically-appropriate secondary sexual characteristics.

They may reach puberty earlier than the average child (see precocious puberty).

Puberty which starts earlier than usual is known as precocious puberty.

The current literature is inadequate to provide the information we need to assess the extent to which environmental chemicals contribute to precocious puberty.

Bleeding before the expected time of menarche could be a sign of precocious puberty.

Other symptoms may include hydrocephalus, gait disturbances, and precocious puberty.

Central precocious puberty is suppressed when appropriate by leuprolide.

Leuprolide is also used to stop early puberty (precocious puberty) in children.

When thelarche occurs at an unusually early age, it may be the first manifestation of precocious puberty.

Increased growth is often the first change in precocious puberty, followed by breast development and growth of pubic hair.

A third key aspect of management is suppression of central precocious puberty if it has begun.

Isolated premature menarche is rarely the first manifestation of precocious puberty.