"Puberty, Delayed" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The lack of development of SEXUAL MATURATION in boys and girls at a chronological age that is 2.5 standard deviations above the mean age at onset of PUBERTY in a population. Delayed puberty can be classified by defects in the hypothalamic LHRH pulse generator, the PITUITARY GLAND, or the GONADS. These patients will undergo spontaneous but delayed puberty whereas patients with SEXUAL INFANTILISM will not.
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D011628
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C19.391.690
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Puberty, Delayed" by people in Profiles.
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Further delineation of a recognizable type of syndromic short stature caused by biallelic SEMA3A loss-of-function variants. Am J Med Genet A. 2021 03; 185(3):889-893.
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Introduction to and Screening Visit Results of the Multicenter Pediatric Crohn's Disease Growth Study. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2020 11 19; 26(12):1945-1950.
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A Phenotypic Female Adolescent with Primary Amenorrhea and Dysmorphic Features. Pediatr Ann. 2019 Dec 01; 48(12):e495-e500.
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A workshop on pubertal hormone replacement options in the United States. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Jan; 19(1):55-64.
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Induction of puberty in the hypogonadal girl--practices and attitudes of pediatric endocrinologists in Europe. Horm Res. 2002; 57(1-2):66-71.
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Essentials of growth diagnosis. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 1996 Sep; 25(3):743-58.
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Gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist (nafarelin) test to differentiate gonadotropin deficiency from constitutionally delayed puberty in teen-age boys--a clinical research center study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1995 Oct; 80(10):2980-6.
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Growth and pubertal assessment after treatment in acute leukemia. J Singapore Paediatr Soc. 1992; 34(1-2):49-52.
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Puberty and its disorders in girls. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 1991 Mar; 20(1):15-42.
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Clinical review 6: Diagnosis and management of delayed puberty. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1990 Mar; 70(3):559-62.