Puberty disorders

NEWS

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue therapy offers a similar benefit to girls with early fast puberty as it does to those with central precocious puberty, the results of an observational study suggest.
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist therapy in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia does not compromise bone mineral density, US researchers say.
Applying a machine learning technique to hormone measurements can help determine whether a girl with early signs of puberty has nonprogressive premature thelarche or may require treatment for idiopathic central precocious puberty, suggest study findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Adolescents with a history of idiopathic central precocious puberty may be at increased risk of polycystic ovary syndrome, researchers report.

In depth

Marie Lindhardt Ljubicic discusses recent findings from the COPENHAGEN Minipuberty Study, which shed new light on this developmental stage in baby girls.
A 4-year-old girl is referred to the local paediatric endocrine unit with signs of pubertal development.
In our latest podcast, Specialist nurse and educator Kate Davies asks clinical psychologist Julie Alderson about the optimal integration of psychology into a differences in sexual development clinical service.
A 4-year-old girl is referred to the local paediatric endocrine unit with signs of pubertal development.
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