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Alternate Name(s): Pubertas praecox ... Puberty is the period in life when the body changes rapidly and develops reproductive capability. Precocious puberty is premature development of body characteristics that normally occur during puberty. Puberty normally occurs between 13 and 15 ...
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Precocious puberty - the onset of signs of puberty before age 7 or 8 in girls and age 9 for boys - can be physically and emotionally difficult for children and can sometimes be the sign of an underlying health problem. ... KidsHealth > Parents > Medical Problems > Sexual & Reproductive System > Precocious Puberty...
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kidshealth.org/parent/medical/sexual/precocious.html
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The signs of precocious puberty are the same as those for regular puberty. The difference is that they start to occur at a younger age than normal. ... Sometimes precocious puberty is the result of a structural problem in the brain that triggers puberty to begin too early. There are many conditions that may lead to...
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www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/precocious_puberty.cfm
www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/precocious_puberty.cfm
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Precocious puberty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Precocious puberty (Latin: ) is an unusually early onset of puberty, the process of sexual maturation triggered by the brain or exogenous chemicals, which usually begins in late childhood and results...
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Precocious puberty — Comprehensive overview covers causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of early puberty. ... Carel JC, et al. Precocious puberty. New England Journal of Medicine. 2008;358:2366.
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www.mayoclinic.com/health/precocious-puberty/DS00883
www.mayoclinic.com/health/precocious-puberty/DS00883
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Standard textbooks usually define precocious puberty as "development of secondary sexual characteristics" in girls less than eight years of age. However, puberty seems to be occurring earlier now than in the past.
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The age revision defining precocious puberty resulted from observations that girls in the United States were reaching puberty at a younger age than was previously considered normal. Midyett and colleagues hypothesize that the new guidelines, if followed, will lead to a significant underdiagnosis of endocrine conditions.
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Overview: Precocious puberty refers to the appearance of physical and hormonal signs of pubertal development at an earlier age than is considered normal. For many years, puberty was considered precocious in girls younger than 8 years; ... CNS abnormalities associated with precocious puberty include the following:
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