An approach to constitutional delay of growth and puberty

The psychological outcome of constitutional delay of growth and puberty.

Does being of short stature (SS) matter? Growth studies are important because endocrinologists need to be able to give not only diagnostic but also prognostic indication to those of SS, and give advice for or against treatment. Studies on body height may give significant insight into the behavioural-hypothalamic-pituitary axis underlying the surface effect on social behaviour. This research pre...

Personal practice Management of constitutional delay of growth and puberty

Constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP) is not a disease but a common condition in which puberty and its associated growth spurt occur at an age which is near the extreme of the normal range. Growth at puberty is intimately related to the stage of pubertal development and this is why, quite appropriately, both growth and puberty are implicit in the name, although it could be argued th...

Management of constitutional delay of growth and puberty.

Targeted Resequencing of the Pericentromere of Chromosome 2 Linked to Constitutional Delay of Growth and Puberty

Constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP) is the most common cause of pubertal delay. CDGP is defined as the proportion of the normal population who experience pubertal onset at least 2 SD later than the population mean, representing 2.3% of all adolescents. While adolescents with CDGP spontaneously enter puberty, they are at risk for short stature, decreased bone mineral density, and p...

the aesthetic dimension of howard barkers art: a frankfurtian approach to scenes from an execution and no end of blame

رابطه ی میانِ هنر و شرایطِ اجتماعیِ زایش آن همواره در طولِ تاریخ دغدغه ی ذهنی و دل مشغولیِ اساسیِ منتقدان و نیز هنرمندان بوده است. از آنجا که هنر در قفس آهنیِ زندگیِ اجتماعی محبوس است، گسترش وابستگیِ آن با نهاد ها و اصولِ اجتماعی پیرامون، صرفِ نظر از هم سو بودن و یا غیرِ هم سو بودنِ آن نهاد ها، امری اجتناب ناپذیر به نظر می رسد. با این وجود پدیدار گشتنِ چنین مباحثِ حائز اهمییتی در میان منتقدین، با ظهورِ مکتب ما...