Onset of Breast and Pubic Hair Development and Menses in Urban Chinese Girls

2009117 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Huamei Ma · Sun Yat-sen University

Minlian Du · The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

Xiaoping Luo · Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Shao-Ke Chen · Guangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital

Li Liu · Guangzhou Medical University

Ruimin Chen

Cheng Zhu · Beijing Children’s Hospital

Abstract

These data suggest that urban Chinese girls are actually experiencing earlier breast development than currently used norms. The up-to-date reference for normal pubertal development in urban Chinese girls needs to be established for the purpose of determining precocious puberty or pubertal delay.

Topics & Keywords

Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors Sexual Differentiation and Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable cities and communities

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 124, Issue 2, pp. e269-e277

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2638

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