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ArticleAsian biomedicine : research, reviews and news2025

Precocious puberty: a comprehensive review of diagnosis and clinical presentation, etiology, and treatment.

Khomsak Srilanchakon, Vichit Supornsilchai, Suttipong Wacharasindhu, Martin O Savage

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Article in Asian biomedicine : research, reviews and news, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Khomsak SrilanchakonDivision of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
Vichit SupornsilchaiDivision of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
Suttipong WacharasindhuDivision of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
Martin O SavageCentre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary, University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Central precocious puberty (CPP) is characterized by early activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis, which is apparent in the form of breast development in girls and testicular enlargement in boys prior to the typical physiological age ranges. Although intracranial pathology, exposure to high levels of sex steroids, or environmental risk factors can precipitate CPP, the majority of cases are idiopathic. Monogenic causes have also been identified. We provide a concise summary of the pathophysiology, risk factors, diagnosis, and management of CPP in this review. A referral to pediatric endocrinology should be initiated when there is concern for CPP. The diagnosis is confirmed through clinical, biochemical, radiological, and genetic testing. The primary objectives of administering a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analog to patients with CPP are to increase adult height and postpone the development of secondary sexual characteristics until a later age that is more compatible with peer norms. Although the long-term results of treatment with GnRH analogs are encouraging, further research is required to investigate the psychological impact of CPP.

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central precocious pubertygonadotropin releasing hormone agonistperipheral precocious pubertyprecocious puberty

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PMID40575379
PMCPMC12189176

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