Sexual Development

Aka: Sexual Development, Puberty, Pubertal Milestone, Adrenarche, Gonadarche, Tanner Staging, Tanner Scale

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II. Definitions

  1. Adrenarche: Increased adrenal androgen secretion
    1. Occurs between ages 6 to 8 years
    2. Transient growth spurt
    3. Some children develop axillary and pubic Hair Growth
    4. Mild acne may occur
    5. No Sexual Development occurs
  2. Gonadarche: GnRH released (activating the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis)
    1. Boys
      1. LH stimulates Testosterone production
      2. FSH stimulates sperm maturation
    2. Girls
      1. FSH stimulates Estrogen and follicle formation
      2. LH stimulates corpus luteum after Ovulation

III. Exam: Normal Development

  1. Male Tanner Stage
  2. Female Tanner Stage

IV. Exam: Abnormal Development

  1. Precocious Puberty
    1. Secondary sexual characteristics before age 8 years in girls, and before age 9 years in boys
    2. Significant abnormalities more frequently affect boys
  2. Delayed Puberty
    1. No signs of Breast development by age 13 years, or Menarche by age 15 years in girls
    2. No signs of testicular enlargement by age 14 years in boys

V. References

  1. Klein (2017) Am Fam Physician 96(9): 590-99 [PubMed]

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Ontology: Endocrine disorder related to puberty (C0271522)

Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
SnomedCT 4900002
English Endocrine disorder related to puberty (disorder), Endocrine disorder related to puberty, Endocrine disorder related to puberty, NOS
Spanish enfermedad endocrina relacionada con la pubertad (trastorno), enfermedad endocrina relacionada con la pubertad
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

Ontology: Adrenarche (C0686792)

Definition (MSH) A stage of development at which the ADRENAL GLANDS undergo maturation leading to the capability of producing increasing amounts of adrenal androgens, DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE and ANDROSTENEDIONE. Adrenarche usually begins at about 7 or 8 years of age before the signs of PUBERTY and continues throughout puberty.
Concepts Biologically Active Substance (T123)
MSH D050499
SnomedCT 103020000
Czech adrenarche
Finnish Adrenarke
Russian ADRENARKHE, АДРЕНАРХЕ
Swedish Adrenarke
English adrenarche, Adrenarche (finding), Adrenarche
Polish Adrenarche
Spanish adrenarca (hallazgo), adrenarca, Adrenarquia
Portuguese Adrenarca
German Adrenarche
Italian Adrenarca
French Adrénarche, Puberté surrénalienne
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

Ontology: Tanner Scale (C2826146)

Definition (NCI) A scale of physical development in children, adolescents and adults based on external primary and secondary sex characteristics, such as the size of the breasts, genitalia, and development of pubic hair.(Tanner JM. Growth at adolescence. 2d ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 1962)
Concepts Intellectual Product (T170)
English Tanner Scale, Tanner Stages
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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