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Delayed puberty secondary to hypogonadism is commonly seen in sickle cell disease (SCD), affecting normal growth and development. The condition is rarely treated in SCD for fear of inducing priapism episodes.
Belinda F. Morrison +3 more
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Functional hypogonadism in adolescence: an overlooked cause of secondary hypogonadism
Hypogonadism is a clinical syndrome resulting from failure to produce physiological concentrations of sex steroid hormones with accompanying symptoms, such as slowed growth and delayed pubertal maturation.
Rebeca Esquivel-Zuniga, Alan D Rogol
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Diagnosis and therapy of Kallmann syndrome in a boy (real case)
Timely and full sexual maturity of child is a challenge for both endocrinologists and general practitioners. Unfortunately, not all parents are aware when children generally reach puberty, so one shouldn’t hope that delayed puberty would be a common ...
O. A. Oganova
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Age, puberty, body dissatisfaction, and physical activity decline in adolescents. Results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey (KiGGS) [PDF]
Finne E, Bucksch J, Lampert T, Kolip P. Age, puberty, body dissatisfaction, and physical activity decline in adolescents. Results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey (KiGGS).
Bucksch, Jens +13 more
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Constitutional delay of growth and puberty in boys: review
The review focuses on the diagnosis, clinical and general therapeutic approach to constitutional growth and delayed puberty and hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in men, which are difficult to distinguish. Clinical history and physical examination should be
A.B. Grossman +4 more
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ObjectiveTo explore the relationship between puberty timing and parental age at childbirth among primary and secondary students and in Beijing, and to provide a reference for further comprehending puberty development of children and adolescents ...
Zu-hong ZHANG, Tian-jiao CHEN, Jun MA
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Frequency of Delayed Puberty in Boys with Contemporary Management of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
INTRODUCTION: Delayed puberty is thought to be common in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) treated with long term oral glucocorticoid. The aim of this study was to report the frequency of delayed puberty in DMD from examination by a paediatric ...
Sarah McCarrison +6 more
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Clinical approach to the male with delayed puberty [PDF]
Disorders of pubertal onset and progression are a common cause for referral to paediatric endocrinologists, with delayed puberty in males being particularly frequent. Pubertal development depends on the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular (HPT) axis, which
Rodolfo A. Rey +2 more
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A classification of genes involved in normal and delayed male puberty
Puberty is a pivotal biological process that completes sexual maturation to achieve full reproductive capability. It is a major transformational period of life, whose timing is strongly affected by genetic makeup of the individual, along with various ...
Maleeha Akram +3 more
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Delayed puberty and hypogonadism
Puberty may be defined as the physiological process resulting in the attainment of sexual maturity and reproductive capacity. Puberty is an integral component of the evaluation and treatment of endocrine disorders in children and adolescents.
Alan D. Rogol, John S. Fuqua
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