Delayed puberty diagnostic criteria
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Eiman Ghaffarpasand, M.D. [2]
Overview
There is no established criteria for the diagnosis of delayed puberty. Diagnosis is based on delayed breast development (thelarche) or testis enlargement.
Diagnostic Criteria
- The hallmark of delayed puberty is lack of testicular enlargement in boys or breast development in girls at a specific age. Secondary sexual characteristics are checked in 2-2.5 SD more than the average age of puberty onset in standard population, 14 for boys and 13 for girls. A positive family history of delayed puberty is frequently seen in delayed puberty. The most common symptom in delayed puberty is anosmia or hyposmia.[1]
References
- ↑ Palmert, Mark R.; Dunkel, Leo (2012). "Delayed Puberty". New England Journal of Medicine. 366 (5): 443–453. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp1109290. ISSN 0028-4793.