Development of external genitalia during mini-puberty: Is it related to somatic growth or pubertal hormones?

Hazal Arıkan Gacemer; Büşra Gürpınar Tosun; Didem Helvacıoğlu; Zehra Yavaş Abalı; Belma Haliloğlu; Serap Demircioğlu Turan; Abdullah Bereket; Tülay Güran; Massimo Pettoello-Mantovani

Global Pediatrics (Jun 2024)

Development of external genitalia during mini-puberty: Is it related to somatic growth or pubertal hormones?

Hazal Arıkan Gacemer,
Büşra Gürpınar Tosun,
Didem Helvacıoğlu,
Zehra Yavaş Abalı,
Belma Haliloğlu,
Serap Demircioğlu Turan,
Abdullah Bereket,
Tülay Güran,
Massimo Pettoello-Mantovani

Affiliations

Hazal Arıkan Gacemer: Department of Pediatrics, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul 34841, Turkey; Corresponding authors.
Büşra Gürpınar Tosun: Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul 34841, Turkey
Didem Helvacıoğlu: Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul 34841, Turkey
Zehra Yavaş Abalı: Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul 34841, Turkey
Belma Haliloğlu: Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul 34841, Turkey
Serap Demircioğlu Turan: Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul 34841, Turkey
Abdullah Bereket: Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul 34841, Turkey
Tülay Güran: Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul 34841, Turkey
Massimo Pettoello-Mantovani: European Paediatric Association, Union of National European, Pediatric Societies and Associations (EPA-UNEPSA), Germany; Corresponding authors.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8
p. 100155

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Although hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis activation and hormone levels in mini-puberty are similar to the pubertal period1, its role in human development and reproduction has not been fully elucidated2. We aimed to evaluate the effects of somatic growth and reproductive hormones on the development of external genitalia during mini-puberty

Published in Global Pediatrics

ISSN: 2667-0097 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/global-pediatrics

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