- 1 On being a patient
- 2 Modern medicine: foundations, achievements, and limitations
- 3 Global patterns of disease and medical practice
- 4 Cell biology
- 5 Immunological mechanisms
- 6 Principles of clinical oncology
- 7 Infection
- 8 Sexually transmitted diseases and sexual health
- 9 Chemical and physical injuries and environmental factors and disease
- 10 Clinical pharmacology
- 11 Nutrition
- 12 Metabolic disorders
- 13 Endocrine disorders
- 13.1 Principles of hormone action
- 13.2 Disorders of the anterior pituitary gland
- 13.3 Disorders of the posterior pituitary gland
- 13.4 The thyroid gland and disorders of thyroid function
- 13.5 Thyroid cancer
- 13.6 Parathyroid disorders and diseases altering calcium metabolism
- 13.7 Adrenal disorders
- 13.8 The reproductive system
- 13.9 Disorders of growth and development
- 13.9.1 Normal growth and its disorders
- 13.9.2 Puberty
- 13.9.3 Normal and abnormal sexual differentiation
- 13.10 Pancreatic endocrine disorders and multiple endocrine neoplasia
- 13.11 Disorders of glucose homeostasis
- 13.12 Hormonal manifestations of nonendocrine disease
- 13.13 The pineal gland and melatonin
- 14 Medical disorders in pregnancy
- 15 Gastroenterological disorders
- 16 Cardiovascular disorders
- 17 Critical care medicine
- 18 Respiratory disorders
- 19 Rheumatological disorders
- 20 Disorders of the skeleton
- 21 Disorders of the kidney and urinary tract
- 22 Disorders of the blood
- 23 Disorders of the skin
- 24 Neurological disorders
- 25 The eye
- 26 Psychiatry and drug related problems
- 27 Forensic medicine
- 28 Sports medicine
- 29 Geratology
- 30 Pain
- 31 Palliative medicine
- 32 Biochemistry in medicine
- 33 Acute medicine
Puberty
- Chapter:
- Puberty
- Author(s):
I. Banerjee
and P.E. Clayton
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199204854.003.130902_update_001
July 30, 2015: This chapter has been re-evaluated and remains up-to-date. No changes have been necessary.
Update:
Physiology of puberty—expanded discussion.
Precocious puberty—discussion of GnRHa treatment.
Three new figures added.
Puberty is characterized by well-defined physical changes as a child moves from the prepubertal state through the stages of puberty to full sexual development. The outward signs usually develop over 3 to 5 years, with significant variation both in the age that puberty starts and the pace at which development proceeds....
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- 1 On being a patient
- 2 Modern medicine: foundations, achievements, and limitations
- 3 Global patterns of disease and medical practice
- 4 Cell biology
- 5 Immunological mechanisms
- 6 Principles of clinical oncology
- 7 Infection
- 8 Sexually transmitted diseases and sexual health
- 9 Chemical and physical injuries and environmental factors and disease
- 10 Clinical pharmacology
- 11 Nutrition
- 12 Metabolic disorders
- 13 Endocrine disorders
- 13.1 Principles of hormone action
- 13.2 Disorders of the anterior pituitary gland
- 13.3 Disorders of the posterior pituitary gland
- 13.4 The thyroid gland and disorders of thyroid function
- 13.5 Thyroid cancer
- 13.6 Parathyroid disorders and diseases altering calcium metabolism
- 13.7 Adrenal disorders
- 13.8 The reproductive system
- 13.9 Disorders of growth and development
- 13.9.1 Normal growth and its disorders
- 13.9.2 Puberty
- 13.9.3 Normal and abnormal sexual differentiation
- 13.10 Pancreatic endocrine disorders and multiple endocrine neoplasia
- 13.11 Disorders of glucose homeostasis
- 13.12 Hormonal manifestations of nonendocrine disease
- 13.13 The pineal gland and melatonin
- 14 Medical disorders in pregnancy
- 15 Gastroenterological disorders
- 16 Cardiovascular disorders
- 17 Critical care medicine
- 18 Respiratory disorders
- 19 Rheumatological disorders
- 20 Disorders of the skeleton
- 21 Disorders of the kidney and urinary tract
- 22 Disorders of the blood
- 23 Disorders of the skin
- 24 Neurological disorders
- 25 The eye
- 26 Psychiatry and drug related problems
- 27 Forensic medicine
- 28 Sports medicine
- 29 Geratology
- 30 Pain
- 31 Palliative medicine
- 32 Biochemistry in medicine
- 33 Acute medicine