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In medicine, precocious puberty is puberty occurring at an unusually early age. In most cases, the process is normal in every aspect except the unusually early age and simply represents a variation of normal development .
What is precocious puberty, and what are the first signs? Precocious means early or premature. When doctors talk about precocious puberty, they mean any signs of sexual maturity happening earlier ...
In the case of mammals, it has been suggested that large, hearty adult body sizes favor the production of large, precocious young, which develop with a longer gestation period. Large young may be associated with migratory behavior, extended reproductive period, and reduced litter size.
Access to treatment depends on the classification of precocious puberty as well as other guidelines implemented by the Endocrine Society. [207] To determine if you are experiencing precocious puberty and should receive treatment it is required your doctor take a medical history, physical exam, blood test, and x-rays. [208]
A complete medical history, review of systems, growth pattern, and physical examination, as well as laboratory testing and imaging, will reveal most of the systemic diseases and conditions capable of arresting development or delaying puberty, as well as providing clues to some of the recognizable syndromes affecting the reproductive system.
Hypergonadism is a condition where there is a hyperfunction of the gonads. [1] It can manifest as precocious puberty, and is caused by abnormally high levels of testosterone or estrogen, crucial hormones for sexual development.
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Precocious puberty, a developmental disorder; Precocious toddler, a legal fiction which assumes that a living person is fertile at birth; See also.