Precocious puberty: Precocious puberty is listed as an alternate name or description for symptom:
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Early puberty (medical symptom): The appearance of physical signs of puberty at an age significantly below the mean for a child of that epidemiology.
The list of medical condition causes of Early puberty (Precocious puberty) includes:
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Precocious puberty (medical condition): For a medical symptom description of 'Precocious puberty', the following disease information may be relevant to the symptoms: Precocious puberty (disease information). However, numerous other possible causes of the symptom may be possible.
Precocious puberty (medical condition): A rare condition where the hormones that trigger the development of secondary sex characteristics are released prematurely resulting in puberty at an early age. In severe cases puberty can occur before the age of 3.
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... Precocious puberty is early sexual development or onset of puberty before 8 years in girls and 9 years in boys by traditional standards (recent survey suggested definition may be... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment ... READ EXCERPTS »
... In females, precocious puberty is the early onset of pubertal changes: breast development, pubic and axillary hair development, and menarche before age 9. (Normally, the mean age for menarche is 13.) In true precocious puberty,... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »
... In precocious puberty, boys begin to mature sexually before age 10. This disorder can occur as true precocious puberty, which is most common, with early maturation of... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »
... Pulsatilerelease of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) from hypothalamusinitiates puberty. This hormone stimulates release of luteinizinghormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)... Principal Causes of Precocious Puberty ... Clinical Features and Diagnosis ... Diagnostic Approach ... References ... READ EXCERPTS »
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