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Hormonal Causes of Delayed Puberty

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Puberty marks the transition of a female from childhood to adulthood. Any variations in development can be a cause of delay in puberty. Delayed puberty is technically defined as being two standard deviations above the mean age of onset of any area of development.

This chapter will focus on the evaluation of delayed puberty, discuss the most common hormonal causes for pubertal delay, and address treatment options.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Women’s Health Group/University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, 9001 S 101st E Ave, Suite 350, Tulsa, OK, 74133, USA

    Nirupama K. De Silva

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  1. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA

    Jennifer E. Dietrich

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De Silva, N.K. (2014). Hormonal Causes of Delayed Puberty. In: Dietrich, J. (eds) Female Puberty. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0912-4_10

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