Evaluation of pelvic ultrasonography in the diagnosis and differentiation of various forms of sexual precocity in girls

Abstract

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Lung Function in Women with Idiopathic Central Precocious Puberty: A Pilot Study

“…Uterine volume and endometrial thickness were positively correlated with pubertal stage. Circulating E2 from large follicles was the main contributor to uterine and endometrial growth [34], and uterine length seemed to be the best parameter for distinguishing between patients with central precocious puberty and patients with premature thelarche [35]. Uterine growth begins at the age of approximately 10 years, closely in line with the onset of breast development and early pubertal development, and very recently the derivation of a validated normative model with age-related reference values for uterine volume from birth to age 40 years has had important clinical applications in the assessment of females with precocious puberty [36] and supports the validity of uterine length as a measure of estrogen exposure.…”

Puberty-Defining Normal and Understanding Abnormal

“…Studies have shown that ultrasound examination of the uterus and ovaries served as a complementary tool for the diagnosis of abnormal puberty and thus treatment of the problem [9].…”

Ultrasonographic measurement of ovarian volume in the diagnosis of central precocious puberty

“…We read with interest the paper by Badouraki et al entitled 'Evaluation of pelvic ultrasonography in the diagnosis and differentiation of various forms of sexual precocity in girls' published in the November 2008 edition of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 . The authors evaluated the performance of ultrasonographic measurement of uterine length, uterine volume, ovarian volume, the anteroposterior diameter at the fundus divided by the anteroposterior diameter at the cervix (F/C ratio), and the morphological appearance of the ovaries in discriminating girls with normal puberty, premature thelarche or premature pubarche from girls with central precocious puberty (CPP).…”

“…However, the data Table 2 in original paper 1 . †Estimated values based on Figure 2 in original paper 1 .…”

“…However, the data Table 2 in original paper 1 . †Estimated values based on Figure 2 in original paper 1 . F/C ratio, anteroposterior diameter at the fundus divided by anteroposterior diameter at the cervix.…”