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* | *The hallmark of delayed [[puberty]] is lack of [[testicular]] enlargement in boys or [[breast]] development in girls in a specific stage of life. The age, in which [[secondary sexual characteristics]] are checked, is 2-2.5 [[Standard deviation|SD]] more than the standard population average age of [[puberty]] onset; the age is 14 for boys and 13 for girls, on average. A positive [[family history]] of delayed [[puberty]] is strongly associated with delayed [[puberty]]. The most common contributing symptom of delayed [[puberty]] is [[anosmia]] or [[hyposmia]].<ref name="PalmertDunkel2012">{{cite journal|last1=Palmert|first1=Mark R.|last2=Dunkel|first2=Leo|title=Delayed Puberty|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=366|issue=5|year=2012|pages=443–453|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJMcp1109290}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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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 are 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 in a specific stage of life. The age, in which secondary sexual characteristics are checked, is 2-2.5 SD more than the standard population average age of puberty onset; the age is 14 for boys and 13 for girls, on average. A positive family history of delayed puberty is strongly associated with delayed puberty. The most common contributing symptom of 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.