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Descriptor
English
:
Puberty, Delayed
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Pubertad Tardía
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Puberdade Tardia
Tree Number:
C19.391.690
Definition
English
:
The lack of development of
SEXUAL MATURATION
in boys and girls at a chronological age that is 2.5 standard deviations above the mean age at onset of
PUBERTY
in a
population
. Delayed
puberty
can be classified by defects in the hypothalamic LHRH pulse generator, the
PITUITARY GLAND
, or the
GONADS
. These
patients
will undergo spontaneous but delayed
puberty
whereas
patients
with
SEXUAL INFANTILISM
will not.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
human only
History Note
English
:
81
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VI
virology
Record Number:
12063
Unique Identifier:
D011628
Occurrence in VHL
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