TITLE
© 2016
Early Puberty
Latest Findings, Diagnosis, Treatment, Long-term Outcome
ISBN
978-2-8178-0543-6
Autors
Bouvattier, Claire
Pienkowski, Catherine
About
This book focuses on the state of the art in fully grasping precocious puberty and its consequences, incorporating advances in the areas of endocrinology, genetics, imaging and therapeutics to offer an indispensable tool for all physicians interested in the latest advances in this field. The authors present the latest findings on early puberty in girls and boys. The dynamic process of maturation is influenced by many signals and reshapes growing children’s role within their environment.
Readers will benefit from the educational value and level of depth of the individual chapters; written by respected experts and in a self-contained format, they can also be read separately to address specific interests.
FORMAT
»PDF Size: 1.98 MB
»ePub Size: 0.70 MB
»Papers Count ± 95 Pages
Table of Contents
(8 chapters)
1. Current Findings in Epidemiology
2. Precocious Puberty and Environmental Endocrine Disruptors
3. Neuroendocrine Control of Puberty
4. Puberty in Particular Situations
5. Clinical and Biological Diagnosis of Central Precocious Puberty
6. Etiological Diagnosis of Central Precocious Puberty
7. Precocious Puberty Therapeutic Management: GnRH Analogs Treatment
8. Midterm and Long-Term Impacts of GnRH Agonists Treatments