2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2007.00145.x
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Precocious Puberty: A Comprehensive Review of Literature

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“…Su crecimiento acelerado es evidente por una talla alta para su talla media parental, característica de la pubertad precoz verdadera. El paciente tenía una edad ósea muy avanzada propia de etapas donde el crecimiento óseo está finalizando, lo que permite inferir la repercusión negativa que este proceso tendrá en la talla final del paciente, como describió Cesario et al, (20).…”
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“…Su crecimiento acelerado es evidente por una talla alta para su talla media parental, característica de la pubertad precoz verdadera. El paciente tenía una edad ósea muy avanzada propia de etapas donde el crecimiento óseo está finalizando, lo que permite inferir la repercusión negativa que este proceso tendrá en la talla final del paciente, como describió Cesario et al, (20).…”
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“…Puberty is a developmental process which starts in the late childhood and in which reproductive capacity is obtained (1). Precocious puberty is defined as development of secondary sex characteristics before the age of eight in girls and before the age of nine in boys.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…An advance in timing of onset of puberty has not been noted yet in other countries, although it is likely to become more prevalent as other countries adopt American lifestyle and diets (Parent et al, 2003). Precocious puberty has health and social implications, it is complex and influenced by multiple factors such as ethnicity, gender, nutrition, endocrine disrupting chemicals, pollutants and exogenous sex steroids (Aksglaede et al, 2006;Cesario & Hughes, 2007;Daxenberger et al, 2001). However, there is a key difference between US and the rest of the world, since they still allow the use of some hormonal drugs in food producing animals.…”
Section: Human Health and Hormonesmentioning
confidence: 99%