Medical Problems: Precocious Puberty

OVERVIEW

This page is designed to organize content that is relevant to the topic of precocious puberty. This term is used often in medicine, and it is important that we become as familiar as possible with it.

WHAT EXACTLY IS IT?

Before going any farther, let us make sure we clearly define the “medical problem”. Precocious puberty refers to puberty that has an abnormally early onset.

WHY IS IT A PROBLEM?

 

ORGANIZING THE DIFFERENTIAL

The differential diagnosis for precocious puberty can be organized in a few different ways:

CLINICAL “WORKUP”

Now that the possible causes of precocious puberty have been established, the focus can shift to how one would actually “work-up” a patient who presents with precocious puberty

  • Collecting the history
  • Peforming the physical
  • Ordering studies/tests
  • Intrepreting clinical data

 

 

Page Updated: 10.15.2016