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Children who are healthy but have a slower rate of physical development than average have a constitutional delay with a subsequent delay in puberty. It is the most common cause of delayed puberty in girls [1] [8] (30%) [7] and even more so in boys [2] (65%). [10]
Constitutional delay of puberty is not due to a pathologic cause. It is considered a variant of the timeline of puberty. [ 24 ] Although more common in boys, girls with delayed puberty present with onset of secondary sexual characteristics after the age of 14, as well as menarche after the age of 16. [ 25 ]
Constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP) is a term describing a temporary delay in the skeletal growth and thus height of a child with no physical abnormalities causing the delay. [1] Short stature may be the result of a growth pattern inherited from a parent (familial) or occur for no apparent reason (idiopathic).
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Global developmental delay is an umbrella term used when children are significantly delayed in two or more areas of development. It can be diagnosed when a child is delayed in one or more milestones, categorised into motor skills , speech , cognitive skills, and social and emotional development. [ 1 ]
If the cause can be traced to the hypothalamus or pituitary, the cause is considered central. Other names for this type are complete or true precocious puberty. [6] Causes of central precocious puberty can include: hypothalamic hamartoma produces pulsatile gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) Langerhans cell histiocytosis; McCune–Albright ...