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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

What is precocious puberty ?


Precocious puberty
Definition : Puberty at an age earlier than 8 years in females and 9 years in males .
There are 2 types of precocious puberty , true precocious puberty and pseudo precocious puberty .
True precocious puberty :

What is puberty


3 main events in puberty
Puberty is a period of life in which there is morphologlical and physiological changes in males and females in this period males and females is shifted to an adult stage from an infantile stage .
Age of onset of puberty :
Age of onset varies according to nutrition , socioeconomic status , racial and genetic

What is delayed puberty causes ?


Delayed puberty
What is delayed puberty ?
The puberty is delayed when the puberty is delayed to 13 years in females and 14 years in males .