(PDF) Puberty – Physiology and Abnormalities by Philip Kumanov

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Table of Contents

Maturation and Physiology of Hypothalamic Regulation of Gonadal Axis.- Genetic Basis of Puberty.- Hormonal Changes in Childhood and Puberty.- Physical Changes in Puberty.- Growth in Childhood and Puberty.- Bone Development in Children and Adolescents.- Body Weight and Puberty.- The environmental factors and epigenetics of gametogenesis in puberty.- Timing of Puberty and Secular Trend in Human Maturation.- Precocious Puberty.- Constitutional Delayed Puberty.- Pubertal Dysfunction – A Disorder of GnRH Pulsatility.- Pubertal Gynecomastia.-Pubertal Acne.- Adolescent Varicocele.- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Adolescent Girls.- Growth Hormone and Steroid Assays’ Problems in Childhood and Puberty.- Psychosocial Development of Adolescents with and without Deviations.- Substance use in adolescence.