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Secondary Sexual Characteristics and Menses in Young Girls Seen in Office Practice: A Study from the Pediatric Research in Office Settings Network
PEDIATRICS · 1997 · Vol. 99(4) · pp. 505–512
Marcia E. Herman‐Giddens✉(Office of Chief Medical Examiner)Eric J. Slora(American Academy of Pediatrics)Richard C. Wasserman(University of Vermont)Carlos J. Bourdony(University of Puerto Rico System)Manju Bhapkar(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)Gary G. Koch(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)Cynthia M. Hasemeier(American Academy of Pediatrics)
Abstract
These data suggest that girls seen in a sample of pediatric practices from across the United States are developing pubertal characteristics at younger ages than currently used norms. Practitioners may need to revise their criteria for referral of girls with precocious puberty, with attention to racial differences.
Sexual Differentiation and DisordersUrological Disorders and TreatmentsHypothalamic control of reproductive hormonesMedicinePubic hairBreast developmentAfrican americanSecondary sex characteristicDemographyWhite (mutation)Cross-sectional studyPediatrics
MeSH terms
Black or African AmericanChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMenarchePediatricsPubertySex CharacteristicsSexual MaturationUnited StatesReproducibility of ResultsObserver VariationPrevalence
Funding
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- Maternal and Child Health Bureau
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