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Sexual precocity and its treatment
World Journal of Pediatrics, 2013Puberty is a complex and dynamic period in development during which individuals transition from the juvenile to adult state. Regulated by multiple genetic and endocrine controls, it is characterized by somatic growth and sexual maturation. Sexual precocity is defined as the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics before the lower limit of the ...
DeAnna B, Brown +2 more
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Body composition in sexual precocity
Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Obesity, 2021Purpose of review In this review, we have summarized the current data on the effect of sexual precocity and treatment with gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues (GnRHa) on body composition. Recent findings Higher body weight and weight gain in infancy and childhood may increase ...
Elmas Nazli, Gonc, Nurgun, Kandemir
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Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine, 1998
Sexual precocity results from both GnRH-dependent and GnRH-independent mechanisms. The GnRH-dependent forms of precocious puberty can be treated effectively with long-acting agonist analogues of GnRH. However, for some children who have a poor growth rate during the analogue therapy, an additional growth hormone therapy should be considered to get them
A, Tanae, S, Ikema
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Sexual precocity results from both GnRH-dependent and GnRH-independent mechanisms. The GnRH-dependent forms of precocious puberty can be treated effectively with long-acting agonist analogues of GnRH. However, for some children who have a poor growth rate during the analogue therapy, an additional growth hormone therapy should be considered to get them
A, Tanae, S, Ikema
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Clinical Endocrinology, 1995
SummaryBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Ovarian Uh8SOnOgra‐phy may be helpful in distinguishing the various types of precocious puberty, and the ovarian appearances Increasingly influence choice of therapy In these girls. We examined retrospectively the ovarian volume and prevalence of polycystic ovarian appearance at ultrasound in girls with sexual precocity ...
N A, Bridges +4 more
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SummaryBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Ovarian Uh8SOnOgra‐phy may be helpful in distinguishing the various types of precocious puberty, and the ovarian appearances Increasingly influence choice of therapy In these girls. We examined retrospectively the ovarian volume and prevalence of polycystic ovarian appearance at ultrasound in girls with sexual precocity ...
N A, Bridges +4 more
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Pediatrics, 1952
A family is reported in which 27 males were affected with precocious somatic and sexual development. The trait is shown to be dependent upon a sex-limited autosomal gene with a little less than complete penetrance.
A. WILMOT JACOBSEN, MADGE T. MACKLIN
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A family is reported in which 27 males were affected with precocious somatic and sexual development. The trait is shown to be dependent upon a sex-limited autosomal gene with a little less than complete penetrance.
A. WILMOT JACOBSEN, MADGE T. MACKLIN
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