Precocious puberty
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Broader Terms
endocrine disorder, sex development disorder
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- In about 5% of boys, precocious puberty is inherited.
- Precocious puberty is when the signs of puberty appear before age 8 in a girl or 9 1/2 in a boy.
- Precocious puberty is premature development of physical characteristics that normally occur during puberty.
- Children Health Tip: Prepare Your Child For Her Shots Bacterial Contamination Threat Prompts Recall of Dental Rinses DefinitionTrue precocious puberty is the result of premature initiation of the function of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis.
- Two types of precocious puberty include the following: gonadotropin-dependent precocious puberty - Also known as central precocious puberty, this form of precocious puberty is the most common, affecting most girls with the disorder and half of boys with the disorder.
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