When Puberty Is Precocious Scientific And Clinical Aspects

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Humana Press Inc. When Puberty Is Precocious Scientific And Clinical Aspects by Ora H. Pescovitz

This book focuses on precocious puberty, providing a unique continuum of expertise looking at puberty from anthropologic, epidemiologic, clinical, and molecular perspectives. The volume addresses broad pubertal changes in the general population while at the same time providing in depth information about specific disorders of puberty and the latest management changes. In particular, the book is intended for endocrinologists and internists._x000D_ _x000D_ When Puberty is Precocious: Scientific and Clinical Aspects_x000D_ _x000D_ Table of Contents_x000D_ _x000D_ Part I: Neuroendocrine Control of Puberty_x000D_ 1. Control of Puberty in Rodents: Special Focus on the Female_x000D_ 2. Control of Puberty in Non-human Primates_x000D_ 3. Control of Puberty in Humans_x000D_ 4. Genetic Regulation of the Variation in Pubertal Timing _x000D_ _x000D_ Part II: Secular Trends and the Onset of Puberty_x000D_ 5. Puberty is Starting Earlier in the 21st Century_x000D_ 6. BMI and the Onset of Puberty_x000D_ 7. Puberty Timing Remains Unchanged_x000D_ _x000D_ Part III: Isolated Breast Development_x000D_ 8. Premature Thelarche_x000D_ 9. Gynecomastia: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology and Management_x000D_ _x000D_ Part IV: Adrenal Abnormalities and Puberty_x000D_ 10. Premature Adrenarche: Harbingers and Consequences_x000D_ 11. Pubertal Consequences of Being Born Small For Gestational Age_x000D_ 12. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia_x000D_ 13. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in the Peripubertal Period_x000D_ 14. Psychological and Social Problems in Children with Premature_x000D_ Adrenarche and Precocious Puberty_x000D_ _x000D_ Part V: Gonadotropin Dependent Precocious Puberty_x000D_ 15. Etiology of Gonadotropin Dependent Precocious Puberty_x000D_ 16. Treatment of Gonadotropin Dependent Precocious Puberty_x000D_ _x000D_ Part VI: Gonadotropin Independent Precocious Puberty_x000D_ 17. McCune-Albright Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and_x000D_ Management_x000D_ 18. Familial Male Limited Precocious Puberty_x000D_ 19. Gonadal and Adrenal Tumors_x000D_ _x000D_ Part VII: Environmental Effects on Puberty_x000D_ 20. The Role of Endocrine Disruptors in Pubertal Development_x000D_ 21. Precocious Puberty in Internationally Adopted Girls_x000D_