Pubertés précoces

Beauloye, Véronique
(2013) Louvain médical — Vol. 132, n° 9, p. 669-672 (2013)

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(en) Precocious puberty (PP) is one of the most common conditions encountered in pediatric endocrinology practice. Recently, articles focused on increasingly early pubertal development have been published in the lay press, resulting in numerous families' questions about their children's pubertal development. PP can be defined as onset of secondary sexual characteristics, acceleration of growth velocity, and rapid bone maturation that occur earlier than normal with respect to gender, racial, or ethnical background (usually 8 years for girls and 9 for boys). PP etiologies may be subdivided into gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)-dependent and GnRH-lndependent causes. GnRH-dependent PR often termed "central PP", Is commonly treated using GnRH agonists
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Beauloye, V. (2013). Pubertés précoces. Louvain médical, 132(9), 669-672. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/192890 (Original work published 2013)