Navigating the Recent Articles on Girls' Puberty in Pediatrics: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go from Here?

Herman-Giddens et al summarize the consistencies and contradictions among some of the newer communications, address misconceptions and misinterpretations of the Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) data, and identify legitimate points of disagreement and areas for additional investigation is...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2004-04, Vol.113 (4), p.911-917
Main Authors: Herman-Giddens, Marcia E, Kaplowitz, Paul B, Wasserman, Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Analysis
Black or African American
Black People
Breast - growth & development
Child
Female
Girls
Hair - growth & development
Humans
Incidence
Medical journals
Menarche - ethnology
Nutrition Surveys
Pediatrics
Puberty
Puberty - ethnology
Puberty, Precocious - diagnosis
Puberty, Precocious - epidemiology
Reference Values
United States - epidemiology
White People
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Summary:Herman-Giddens et al summarize the consistencies and contradictions among some of the newer communications, address misconceptions and misinterpretations of the Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) data, and identify legitimate points of disagreement and areas for additional investigation is presented. Results show the rise and fall of the age onset of secondary sexual characteristics, the attainment of gonadal maturation, and the age of complete sexual maturity may serve as the canary in the mine for environmental problems just as height and weight indices already do in individual cultures and countries.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.113.4.911