MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT Part of “CHAPTER 92 – PRECOCIOUS AND DELAYED PUBERTY“ The management (Table 92-6) of delayed puberty depends on the underlying etiology, if one can be determined. In those cases…
HYPERGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM (Table 92-5)
HYPERGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM (Table 92-5) Part of “CHAPTER 92 – PRECOCIOUS AND DELAYED PUBERTY“ CONGENITAL DISORDERS Turner syndrome (Ullrich-Turner syndrome; gonadal dysgenesis) is a relatively common disorder with a frequency in…
HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM
HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM Part of “CHAPTER 92 – PRECOCIOUS AND DELAYED PUBERTY“ The term hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (Table 92-3) applies to a variety of diagnoses, all united by the feature of ineffective…
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Part of “CHAPTER 92 – PRECOCIOUS AND DELAYED PUBERTY“ Related posts: REGULATION OF THE GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR AND BINDING PROTEIN GONADOTROPE ADENOMAS OF THE PITUITARY PROLACTIN HYPERSECRETION DEFINITIONS…
DELAYED PUBERTY
DELAYED PUBERTY Part of “CHAPTER 92 – PRECOCIOUS AND DELAYED PUBERTY“ Related posts: STRUVITE STONES PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TISSUE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM CATECHOLAMINE REMOVAL GONADOTROPIN-INDEPENDENT LEADING TO GONADOTROPIN-DEPENDENT PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY IDIOPATHIC OR CYCLIC…
CONTRASEXUAL PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY
CONTRASEXUAL PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY Part of “CHAPTER 92 – PRECOCIOUS AND DELAYED PUBERTY“ Contrasexual precocious puberty includes excessive virilization in girls and feminization in boys. Virilization in girls is primarily due…
GONADOTROPIN-INDEPENDENT LEADING TO GONADOTROPIN-DEPENDENT PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY
GONADOTROPIN-INDEPENDENT LEADING TO GONADOTROPIN-DEPENDENT PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY Part of “CHAPTER 92 – PRECOCIOUS AND DELAYED PUBERTY“ Prolonged exposure to estrogens or androgens from a peripheral source may lead to early initiation…
GONADOTROPIN-INDEPENDENT PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY
GONADOTROPIN-INDEPENDENT PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY Part of “CHAPTER 92 – PRECOCIOUS AND DELAYED PUBERTY“ PP may also be caused by sex steroid hormone production independent of gonadotropin stimulation (Table 92-2). McCune-Albright syndrome…
GONADOTROPIN-DEPENDENT/CENTRAL PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY
GONADOTROPIN-DEPENDENT/CENTRAL PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY Part of “CHAPTER 92 – PRECOCIOUS AND DELAYED PUBERTY“ Gonadotropin-dependent PP (Table 92-1) results from premature activation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis. Girls may present with breast development…
