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Chapter 3 - Normal and Precocious Puberty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 January 2023

By
Joanne Blair
Edited by
Naomi S. Crouch  and
Cara E. Williams
Naomi S. Crouch
Affiliation:
St Michael's Hospital, Bristol
Cara E. Williams
Affiliation:
Liverpool Women's Hospital
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Summary

Puberty is a critical phase of development during which complex physiological and psychological changes result in the immature child attaining reproductive capacity. The timing of the onset of puberty is related to ethnicity, health, nutrition, environmental and inherited factors. Healthy girls enter puberty between the ages of 8 and 13 years.

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Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology for the MRCOG , pp. 17 - 26
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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