survey of influencial factors on age of puberty of high   school students in neyshabour     m. vafaei [1] , m. sadat hoseini [2] , r. froutan [3]     abstract:   introduction: puberty is a period that the children's body undergo kind of change so children change to puberty.   almost the average age for boy puberty is 12 years old. psychologists said: puberty is eventful obliging for a good...

The up-regulator regulation and down-regulator regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) in central precocious puberty is not yet known. However, recent advances in neuroendocrinology have shown the controlling role of arginine-phenylalanine (RF)-amide-related peptides (RFRPs) on GnRH secretion in different phenomenon of reproduction such as estrus cycle and pregnancy, but the exact r...

OBJECTIVE To determine the etiology of precocious puberty in children and to compare the clinical and laboratory parameters of central and peripheral precocious puberty. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Endocrine Clinic at National Institute of Child Health, Karachi, from January 2009 to December 2011. METHODOLOGY Children presenting with precocious puberty ...

W orldwide, puberty is recognized by various cultures and celebrated as a rite of passage into adulthood. The methodical drumbeat of these religious and social ceremonies foreshadows the rhythm of reproduction that, in many ways, marks the final stage of development. Despite its social and physiological significance, including perpetuation of the species, the pathways that regulate the onset of...

Aims Precocious puberty is defined as the precocious onset of pubertal manifestations. The cause of precocious puberty is unknown despite numerous attempts to find it. Despite most precocious puberty is sporadic disease, some patients have familial tendency. Recently specific gene mutation has proven to cause precocious puberty and the existence of familial precocious puberty is emerging. This ...

Puberty is a series of physical development and sexual maturation that aims to achieved reproductive capacity. The hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis has an important role in the normal process puberty. Disruption HPG causes hormonal disturbances, one which hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, associated with delayed Hormonal disorders can also cause various problems besides system, such as mu...

background: early puberty is a common worldwide problem. different parameters as genetics, metabolic diseases, obesity, as well as environmental factors may affect the age of puberty. this systematic review aims to survey the related literature on the effects of environmental pollutants and especially organohalogens and phthalates on early puberty. materials and methods: a systematic review of ...

OBJECTIVE Precocious puberty is of concern because of the underlying disorders, the short adult stature, and the psychosocial difficulties. This study was carried out in order to evaluate the characteristics of children referred to pediatric endocrinology clinic with diagnosis of precocious puberty. METHODS In a cross-sectional study between February 2007 and September 2009, all of the childr...