Neurosecretory Systems
Scrotum
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
Mammary Glands, Animal
Genitalia, Male
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Sertoli Cells
Genitalia
Genitalia, Female
Seminiferous Tubules
Ovarian Follicle
Phodopus
Puberty, Precocious
Puberty, Delayed
Growth Disorders
Hypothalamic Diseases
Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic
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Virilism
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Hamartoma
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Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
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Kisspeptins
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Neurokinin B
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Receptors, Neurokinin-3
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Salivary alpha-Amylases
Testolactone
Zearalenone
Flumethasone
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Estrus Detection
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Ovulation Detection
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Reference Values
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precocious puberty
what are the diagnostic criteria for idiopathic precocious puberty? (scleritis.net)
The primary basis for the diagnosis of idiopathic precocious puberty in boys:(1) signs of youth development before the age of 9. (scleritis.net)
Puberty that happens early is called precocious puberty. (childrensomaha.org)
Precocious puberty happens before age 8 in girls, and before age 9 in boys. (childrensomaha.org)
Gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty is caused by early secretion of high levels of sex hormones. (childrensomaha.org)
Which children are at risk for gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty? (childrensomaha.org)
What are the symptoms of gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty? (childrensomaha.org)
The signs of gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty can be like other health conditions. (childrensomaha.org)
With precocious puberty, bone age is often older than calendar age. (childrensomaha.org)
How can I help my child live with gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty? (childrensomaha.org)
Precocious puberty - the onset of signs of puberty before 8 years of age in girls - is be physically and emotionally devastating for kids and is sometimes caused by an underlying and medical condition. (clinicaltrials.gov)
One sign of precocious puberty in small girls is breast development (thelarche). (clinicaltrials.gov)
This can persist without other physical changes of puberty , it may continue into precocious puberty , or it may disappear. (clinicaltrials.gov)
This project will improve the diagnostics of precocious puberty in girls and improve our ability to identify which girls with thelarche, who will develop precocious puberty and need medical treatment. (clinicaltrials.gov)
0-6 year old girls diagnosed with premature thelarche or precocious puberty from 1998 to today at the Children's Section A, AUH, Skejby. (clinicaltrials.gov)
The goal of treatment for is to stop the onset of early puberty signs. (childrensomaha.org)
2) serum gonadotropin and testosterone levels were significantly higher than those of the same age children, and reached the level of puberty. (scleritis.net)
These other hypothalamic/endocrine abnormalities may include inability to maintain normal water balance in the body (leading to abnormally high or low sodium levels), high prolactin levels, low thyroid hormone, early or late puberty, and low cortisol among other abnormalities. (rarediseases.org)
2) the levels of gonadotropin and estradiol in blood were higher than that of puberty and even adult. (scleritis.net)
called delayed puberty
This is called delayed puberty. (kidshealth.org)
Excessive menstruation between puberty and 19 years of age is called puberty menorrhagia. (wikipedia.org)
In such cultures, girls' puberty held more significance than boys' due to menstruation, the girl's potential for giving birth, and widespread ideas of ritual purification related to the sacred power of blood. (wikipedia.org)
Puberty Blues may also refer to: Puberty Blues, a 1981 film based on the novel. (wikipedia.org)
It is based on the 1979 book by Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey, which was also the inspiration for the 1981 film Puberty Blues. (wikipedia.org)
questions about puberty
If you have any questions about puberty or are worried about your weight, talk to your parent or doctor. (kidshealth.org)
It's important to answer these questions about puberty honestly and openly - but don't always wait for your child to initiate a discussion. (kidshealth.org)
The film is based on the 1979 novel Puberty Blues, by Gabrielle Carey and Kathy Lette, which is a protofeminist teen novel about two 13-year-old girls from the lower middle class Sutherland Shire in Sydney. (wikipedia.org)
Puberty Blues (1979) is a novel by the Australian writers Gabrielle Carey and Kathy Lette. (wikipedia.org)
reach puberty
A lot of changes happen as you grow up, especially as you reach puberty (say: PYOO-bur-tee), the name for the time when your body begins to develop and change. (kidshealth.org)
In time, you'll reach puberty and you can start building your muscles, too. (kidshealth.org)
In the 21st century, the average age at which children, especially girls, reach puberty is lower compared to the 19th century, when it was 15 for girls and 16 for boys. (wikipedia.org)
start puberty
Pediatric delayed puberty occurs when an adolescent (12-17 years of age*) does not start puberty at the same age range as their peers. (childrens.com)
There's some suggestion that environmental estrogens could play a role, but that's unproven, while it's well-known that body fat does produce hormones that can kick start puberty. (slate.com)
It makes evolutionary sense that the body would start puberty once enough fat has accumulated that the body can support a pregnancy, and of course we know that severe anorexics often stop menstruating once they drop below a certain amount of body fat. (slate.com)
boy's body
Testosterone is the hormone that causes most of the changes in a boy's body during puberty, and men need sperm to be able to reproduce (be the father of a baby). (kidshealth.org)
But keep in mind that puberty starts when a boy's body is ready, and everyone grows at his own pace. (kidshealth.org)
Puberty 2 is the fourth studio album by American indie rock musician Mitski, released by Dead Oceans Records on June 17, 2016. (wikipedia.org)
The hormonal changes of precious puberty are normal - it is just that the whole process begins a few years too soon. (encyclopedia.com)
In case of puberty menorrhagia due to immaturity of hypothalamic axis, hormonal therapy is beneficial. (wikipedia.org)
The sources of the data, and a fuller description of normal timing and sequence of pubertal events, as well as the hormonal changes that drive them, are provided in the principal article on puberty. (wikipedia.org)
Girls' bodies require a certain amount of fat before they can go through puberty or get their periods. (kidshealth.org)
Developmental changes during puberty in girls occur over a period of 3 - 5 years, usually between 10 and 15 years of age. (wikipedia.org)
Usually, puberty starts between ages 8 and 13 in girls and ages 9 and 15 in boys. (kidshealth.org)
Well, girls get a head start on puberty - and growing taller - because they usually start these changes between the ages of 8 and 13. (kidshealth.org)
And during puberty, some boys are very friendly with girls and others might be nervous about talking to girls. (kidshealth.org)
Puberty in girls usually starts at any time between 8 and 13 years of age, periods usually start about two years after the start of puberty. (netdoctor.co.uk)
LH and FSH in turn stimulate the ovaries, which contain your eggs, to release the hormone oestrogen that leads to the changes girls go through during puberty. (netdoctor.co.uk)
Demographics Not every child reaches puberty at the same time, but in most cases it is safe to predict that sexual development will begin at about age 11 in girls and 12 or 13 in boys. (encyclopedia.com)
Delayed puberty in girls is when a female adolescent whose breasts have not developed by the age of 13 and has not gotten her menstrual period by age 16. (childrens.com)
Symptoms of delayed puberty are different for girls and boys. (childrens.com)
Girls who are very active in sports and lack body fat can also have delayed puberty. (childrens.com)
Puberty usually begins for girls before boys. (webmd.com)
For most girls, puberty begins around age 11. (webmd.com)
Breast growth is usually the first sign of puberty girls will notice. (webmd.com)
About a year after puberty begins, girls have a growth spurt. (webmd.com)
Early puberty is linked with obesity in girls. (webmd.com)
Most girls get their first period when they're 12 or 13 years old, which is about 2 or 2½ years after they begin puberty. (kidshealth.org)
On average, boys begin going through puberty a little later than girls, usually around age 10 or 11. (kidshealth.org)
Girls may begin puberty as early as second or third grade, and it can be upsetting if your daughter is the first one to get a training bra, for example. (kidshealth.org)
For a growing number of girls, the first signs of puberty are showing up earlier - sometimes as early as second grade. (greatschools.org)
In other words, puberty for girls is beginning earlier and spanning a greater length of time. (greatschools.org)
This extended puberty has some implications that parents of girls who are developing early should be aware of. (greatschools.org)
It is relatively easy to track menarche [the first period]," explains Julie Deardorff, coauthor with Louise Greenspan of The New Puberty: How to Navigate Early Development in Today's Girls . (greatschools.org)
Add one more reason to the long list of reasons to support Michelle Obama's initiative to prevent childhood obesity: it will help reverse the trend of girls starting puberty at younger and younger ages. (slate.com)
A new study shows a rapid trending downwards of the average age of girls beginning puberty, and the escalating rates of childhood obesity are being eyeballed as the likely culprit. (slate.com)
If you're not overweight, this usually happens right before you teenage years, but as kids get fatter younger, we're seeing puberty start to happen at much younger ages, at least in girls. (slate.com)
In this study, 10% of white girls, 23% of black girls, and 15% of Hispanic girls age 7 had enough breast tissue to have started puberty. (slate.com)
Two of the most significant differences between puberty in girls and puberty in boys are the age at which it begins, and the major sex steroids involved, the testosterones and the estrogens. (wikipedia.org)
Girls usually complete puberty by ages 15-17, while boys usually complete puberty by ages 16-17. (wikipedia.org)
Girls attain reproductive maturity about four years after the first physical changes of puberty appear. (wikipedia.org)
Although boys are on average 2 centimetres (0.8 in) shorter than girls before puberty begins, adult men are on average about 13 centimetres (5.1 in) taller than women. (wikipedia.org)
Production of progesterone in the ovaries begins with the development of ovulatory cycles in girls (during the lutheal phase of the cycle), before puberty low levels of progesterone are produced in the adrenal glands of both boys and girls. (wikipedia.org)
Many causes of early puberty are somewhat unclear, though girls who have a high-fat diet and are not physically active or are obese are more likely to physically mature earlier. (wikipedia.org)
The seclusion of girls at puberty has been practised in societies around the world, especially prior to the early 20th century. (wikipedia.org)
In many societies, including Brahmins of Bengal, girls undergoing puberty were not allowed to see any males, not even their relatives. (wikipedia.org)
During this time, she "is believed to be susceptible to all varieties of supernatural power" Frazer believed that the Greek myth of Danaë, who was kept by her father in seclusion but was impregnated by Zeus, was related to girls' puberty rites. (wikipedia.org)
Lincoln also finds parallels between the Greek myth about the abduction of Persephone and the seclusion of girls at puberty. (wikipedia.org)
Puberty is initiated by hormone signals from the brain to the gonads (the ovaries and testes). (google.com)
At the start of puberty, the brain releases a hormone known as gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH). (netdoctor.co.uk)
Causes and symptoms Puberty begins when the brain secretes a hormone that triggers the pituitary gland to release gonadotropins, which in turn stimulate the ovaries or testes to produce sex hormones. (encyclopedia.com)
Voice changes are caused by testosterone, a hormone released in boys during puberty. (webmd.com)
Early puberty rarely is due to hormone exposure or a problem with the thyroid, ovaries, or brain. (webmd.com)
Puberty blockers, also called puberty inhibitors, puberty suppressors, or hormone suppressors, are a group of medications used to inhibit puberty. (wikipedia.org)
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists (e.g., leuprolide acetate, histrelin) to halt puberty, can be used for transgender youth before the development of natal secondary sex characteristics. (wikipedia.org)
In 1982, the novel was adapted to the film Puberty Blues directed by Bruce Beresford from a screenplay by Margaret Kelly. (wikipedia.org)
In 2012, the novel was adapted to the television series Puberty Blues, starring Ashleigh Cummings and Brenna Harding. (wikipedia.org)
In January 2012, it was announced an eight-part adaptation of the coming-of-age novel Puberty Blues would be made in New South Wales. (wikipedia.org)
Sydney Mornin
Craig Mathieson of The Sydney Morning Herald wrote "Puberty Blues is good. (wikipedia.org)
Delayed puberty can also happen because of problems in the pituitary or thyroid glands. (kidshealth.org)
When your body is ready to begin puberty, your pituitary (say: pih-TOO-uh-ter-ee) gland (a pea-shaped gland located at the bottom of your brain) releases special hormones . (kidshealth.org)
The most common physiological reason for puberty menorrhagia is the immaturity of hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis, leading to inadequate positive feedback and sustained high estrogen levels. (wikipedia.org)
Puberty is a painting created by Edvard Munch. (google.com)
Arne Eggum has stated in commentary published by The Masterworks of Edvard Munch regarding Munch's Puberty that Munch did not wish to replicate Félicien Rops' 1886 Le Plus Bel Amour De Don Juan. (wikipedia.org)
child's
Puberty is the time when your body grows from a child's to an adult's. (kidshealth.org)
Puberty is the process of physical changes by which a child's body becomes an adult body capable of reproduction. (google.com)
And yet, talking about the issues of puberty remains an important job for parents because not all of a child's information comes from reliable sources. (kidshealth.org)
Puberty is the process of physical changes through which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction. (wikipedia.org)
But puberty has to do with the development of adult sexual organs. (sitepoint.com)
Derived from the Latin puberatum (age of maturity), the word puberty describes the physical changes to sexual maturation, not the psychosocial and cultural maturation denoted by the term adolescent development in Western culture, wherein adolescence is the period of mental transition from childhood to adulthood, which overlaps much of the body's period of puberty. (wikipedia.org)
However the rate of conversion from testosterone to estradiol (driven by FSH/LH balance) during early puberty is highly individual, resulting in very diverse development patterns of secondary sexual characteristics. (wikipedia.org)
Munch allowed this sexual depression to seep into Puberty and like other works he created later this piece was created with symbolism reflecting feelings which continued growing increasingly within the next ten years. (wikipedia.org)
This state of sexual depression is one that not only his circle of friends shared with him, but that the psychological scholars had also been curious about having just written the first research on the stages and occurrences of puberty in young adults. (wikipedia.org)
In his third essay, "The Transformations of Puberty" Freud formalised the distinction between the 'fore-pleasures' of infantile sexuality and the 'end-pleasure' of sexual intercourse. (wikipedia.org)
During puberty, the oil glands are more active and your child will probably sweat more. (webmd.com)
The main steroid hormones, testosterone, estradiol, and progesterone as well as prolactin play important physiological functions in puberty. (wikipedia.org)
Sometimes, though, people pass this normal age range for puberty without showing any signs of body changes. (kidshealth.org)
What are the signs and symptoms of Pediatric Delayed Puberty? (childrens.com)
In a report published by the American Association of Pediatrics, Kaplowitz and his fellow authors advise pediatricians faced with 7-year-olds showing signs of puberty, "Although a small number of such children have a disorder that requires thorough testing and treatment, the great majority of patients have benign, normal variants of puberty. (greatschools.org)
If your daughter shows signs of breast development earlier than her peers, it may be only slightly reassuring to know that she is experiencing a normal variant of puberty. (greatschools.org)
Signs of puberty can develop as early as an age of 1 year. (wikipedia.org)
Among puberty rites which Frazer described, many adhered to the above rules: Once a girl from Zulu tribes in South Africa showed the first signs of puberty, she had to cover her head with her blanket and hide among the reeds by the river until the sunset. (wikipedia.org)
The change from girl to woman starts with early puberty and culminates in the first period. (netdoctor.co.uk)
A period is the vaginal bleeding that women usually experience at regular intervals of about a month from puberty to menopause (the end of periods that, on average, occurs in your early 50s). (netdoctor.co.uk)
the responsible gene may be passed directly from father to son, or inherited indirectly from the maternal grandfather through the mother, who does not begin early puberty herself. (encyclopedia.com)
Mild acne may be normal in early puberty. (webmd.com)
Depending on when puberty starts, he may not reach his adult height until his late teens or even early 20s. (webmd.com)
since puberty signals the bones to mature and stop growing, children who go through this process too early stop growing before they reach their full height potential. (greatschools.org)
I bristle at the notion that the solution for this is preventing early puberty instead of fighting a culture that turns a blind eye to men harassing women on the street. (slate.com)
Even when there is no disease, unusually early puberty can have adverse effects on social behavior and psychological development, can reduce adult height potential, and may shift some lifelong health risks. (wikipedia.org)
Stricter definitions of "precocity" may refer only to central puberty starting before a statistically specified age based on percentile in the population (e.g., 2.5 standard deviations below the population mean), on expert recommendations of ages at which there is more than a negligible chance of discovering an abnormal cause, or based on opinion as to the age at which early puberty may have adverse effects. (wikipedia.org)
Puberty Blues was first released on home video in the early 1980s. (wikipedia.org)
Delay of puberty may also occur due to malnutrition , many forms of systemic disease , or to defects of the reproductive system ( hypogonadism ) or the body's responsiveness to sex hormones . (wikipedia.org)
Short stature, delayed growth in height and weight, and/or delayed puberty may be the only clinical manifestations of coeliac disease , in absence of any other symptoms. (wikipedia.org)
The best book on puberty for 9-15 year old boys completely updated for the first time in 12 years! (google.com)
Selected as a "Best Book for Young Adults" by the American Library Association--The classic puberty education book for 9-15 year-old boys (over 500,000 copies sold), now thoroughly updated and freshly redesigned for the first time in 12 years. (google.com)
You got it, boys and puberty! (google.com)
To help boys realize they are not alone in their concerns about masturbation, body hair, growth spurts (or lack thereof), female puberty, voice changes, perspiration, shaving, and sexuality, this classic guide is written in a down-to-earth, nonjudgmental style and filled with answers to the many questions boys have as their bodies begin the transformation into adulthood. (google.com)
Don't worry, this is normal - and it goes away for most boys by the end of puberty. (kidshealth.org)
Most boys begin puberty between the ages of 9 and 14. (kidshealth.org)
During puberty, some boys might become worried about their bodies after seeing what some of their friends look like. (kidshealth.org)
Delayed puberty in boys is when a male adolescent's testicles and penis haven't gotten larger, and his voice hasn't deepened and hair hasn't grown in a variety of places by age 16. (childrens.com)
For boys, puberty starts from 10 to 14. (webmd.com)
The first sign of puberty in boys is subtle -- an increase in testicle size. (webmd.com)
Puberty Blues is a 1981 Australian coming-of-age film directed by Bruce Beresford. (wikipedia.org)
Puberty Blues" (song), a song written by Tim Finn and recorded by Jenny Morris for the 1981 Australian film. (wikipedia.org)
Puberty Blues" is a song written by New Zealand musician Tim Finn for the 1981 Australian film of the same name. (wikipedia.org)
Puberty Blues is an Australian television drama series broadcast on Network Ten. (wikipedia.org)
Puberty Blues is an Australian television drama. (wikipedia.org)
What Causes Delayed Puberty? (kidshealth.org)
It helps to know about the changes that puberty causes before they happen. (kidshealth.org)
What are the causes of Pediatric Delayed Puberty? (childrens.com)
Puberty Menorrhagia : Causes and Management" (PDF). (wikipedia.org)
Here is the stages of puberty I have noticed so far: Age 13: I started to grow some pube. (medhelp.org)
A complete medical history, review of systems, growth pattern, and physical examination will reveal most of the systemic diseases and conditions capable of arresting development or delaying puberty, as well as providing clues to some of the recognizable syndromes affecting the reproductive system. (wikipedia.org)
You'll know that you are going through puberty by the way that your body changes. (kidshealth.org)
The normal variation in the age at which adolescent changes occur is so wide that puberty cannot be considered to be pathologically delayed until menarche has failed to occur by the age of 16 or testicular development by the age of 17. (wikipedia.org)
But your height isn't the only thing that changes during puberty. (kidshealth.org)
Your body also fills out and changes shape during puberty. (kidshealth.org)
All of these changes mean that their bodies are developing as they should during puberty. (kidshealth.org)
When these body changes do not occur or progress normally, the child has delayed puberty. (childrens.com)
By the time kids are 8 years old, they should know what physical and emotional changes are associated with puberty. (kidshealth.org)
Just as it helps adults to know what to expect with changes such as moving to a new home or working for a new company, kids should know about puberty ahead of time. (kidshealth.org)
Puberty brings about so many changes that it's easy for kids to feel insecure and alone. (kidshealth.org)
Often, kids entering puberty feel insecure about their appearance, but it can help them to know that everyone goes through these changes, many of them awkward. (kidshealth.org)
The normal variation in the age at which adolescent changes occur is so wide that puberty cannot be considered to be pathologically delayed until the menarche has failed to occur by the age of 18 or testicular development by the age of 20. (wikipedia.org)
Puberty blockers prevent the development of biological secondary sex characteristics. (wikipedia.org)
Puberty blockers serve the transgender community by giving future transwomen and transmen more time to solidify their gender identity, without developing unnecessary secondary sex characteristics. (wikipedia.org)
It is often difficult to establish if it is a true constitutional delay of growth and puberty or if there is an underlying pathology, because biochemical tests are not always discriminatory. (wikipedia.org)
Some people who don't go through puberty at the normal time have problems with their chromosomes, which are made up of DNA that contain our body's construction plans. (kidshealth.org)
Puberty (say: PYOO-ber-tee) is the name for the time when your body begins to develop and change as you move from kid to adult. (kidshealth.org)
During puberty, your body will grow faster than at any other time in your life, except for when you were a baby. (kidshealth.org)
I see puberty as some kind of free ticket for doing whatever you want (indeed, blame it on the puberty) and as a period in your life where you learn to cope with a lot of new stuff - some not nice (like stress with testweeks and web sites having to be completed at the same time) but good things as well! (sitepoint.com)
Today, kids are exposed to so much information about sex and relationships on TV and the Internet that by the time they approach puberty , they may be familiar with some advanced ideas. (kidshealth.org)
Puberty takes place over a number of years, and the age at which it starts and ends varies widely. (kidshealth.org)
Puberty may be delayed for several years and still occur normally, in which case it is considered constitutional delay of growth and puberty, a variation of healthy physical development. (wikipedia.org)
I'm 18 years old and have hit puberty for sure because I'm 6 foot 3 and I have hair growing. (medhelp.org)
A girl usually gets her first period between 10 and 16 years old (about 2 to 2 1/2 years after she starts puberty. (webmd.com)
Puberty has changed in the last 40 years," explains Paul B. Kaplowitz, MD, PhD, Division Chief, Endocrinology at the Children's National Health System in Washington, DC. (greatschools.org)
And since science doesn't completely understand why puberty starts, it is hard to know why it is now starting earlier. (greatschools.org)
And, as the researchers pointed out, the earlier you go through puberty the higher your chances of suffering from various cancers later in life. (slate.com)
Most delayed puberty cases turn out perfectly fine, and the adolescent will undergo puberty at a later age. (childrens.com)
7" (K-8598) "Puberty Blues" "Adolescent Angst" (credited to The Morris Majors) "Puberty Blues" (PDF). (wikipedia.org)
Carey and Lette went on to write a column in The Sun-Herald as The Salami Sisters and the stories were published under the title Puberty Blues. (wikipedia.org)
The theme song "Puberty Blues" was written by Tim Finn. (wikipedia.org)
Puberty Blues grossed $3,918,000 at the box office in Australia. (wikipedia.org)
Puberty Blues addresses the sexism of surf culture and youth culture in general in Australia in the 1970s. (wikipedia.org)
But Kylie Minogue spoke for many when she said, "I don't recall reading Puberty Blues so much as devouring it. (wikipedia.org)
Puberty Blues began airing from 15 August 2012. (wikipedia.org)
On 16 September 2012, Debbie Schipp from The Daily Telegraph reported Southern Star producers John Edwards and Imogen Banks were planning a second series of Puberty Blues. (wikipedia.org)
Co-producer John Edwards told TV Tonight that a third season of Puberty Blues is likely but may not come immediately. (wikipedia.org)
Main Cast Supporting Cast Network Ten released the first episode exclusively to Facebook users who liked the official Puberty Blues page prior to the premiere. (wikipedia.org)
No, this is not Mad Men, far from it, but the folks behind Puberty Blues have cultivated a surprisingly opaque picture of late-1970s Australia. (wikipedia.org)
Mathieson's colleague, Melinda Houston, gave the series a mixed review, saying "That combination of anticipation and ennui is something this version of Puberty Blues has captured beautifully. (wikipedia.org)
However, the critic added that Puberty Blues is not "a failure by any means. (wikipedia.org)
Puberty Blues will return for a second series! (wikipedia.org)
In October 2012, Ten renewed Puberty Blues for a second season, which began airing on 5 March 2014. (wikipedia.org)
Proper treatment and better control of many of these conditions can help make delayed puberty less likely to occur. (kidshealth.org)
The good news is that if there is a problem, doctors usually can help teens with delayed puberty to develop more normally. (kidshealth.org)
They usually are thin and often have a family history of delayed puberty. (wikipedia.org)
Not surprisingly, kids usually have lots of questions as they learn about puberty. (kidshealth.org)
Since bone maturation is a good indicator of overall physical maturation, an x-ray of the hand to assess bone age usually reveals whether the child has reached a stage of physical maturation at which puberty should be occurring. (wikipedia.org)
Puberty is a complex process triggered by the hypothalamus gland, which stimulates the ovaries to secrete estradiol and the testes to secrete testosterone. (greatschools.org)
Variation of normal (constitutional delay of growth and puberty). (wikipedia.org)
Is it normal to be ugly during puberty? (medhelp.org)
adult body
Physical growth-height and weight-accelerates in the first half of puberty and is completed when an adult body has been developed. (wikipedia.org)
Patterns run in families - if one or both parents had puberty start late, it can also begin later in their children. (childrens.com)
Children who are healthy but have a slower rate of physical development than average have constitutional delay of growth and puberty. (wikipedia.org)
Children with a combination of a family tendency toward short stature and constitutional delay of growth and puberty are the most likely to seek evaluation. (wikipedia.org)
Puberty - The point in development when the ability to reproduce begins. (encyclopedia.com)
The primary risks of pubertal suppression in gender dysphoric youth treated with GnRH agonists include adverse effects on bone mineralization, compromised fertility, and unknown effects on brain development A 2015 study published by the Principles of Transgender Medicine and Practice, observed the executive functioning in 20 youth transgender treated with puberty blockers compared to untreated trans youth. (wikipedia.org)