Puberty
Q&A: Physicians can ease ‘great anxiety’ surrounding puberty in girls
Potential behavioral changes stemming from puberty were among the most common concerns of parents whose daughters presented for a premenarchal visit, researchers wrote in the Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.
Autoimmune rheumatic disease assessments in children should include talks on puberty issues
Given the link between puberty and autoimmune rheumatic disease, a group of researchers has recommended that clinical assessments of young patients with such conditions record pubertal issues at every encounter.
Timing of HT during puberty influences bone development in transgender adolescents
Transgender adolescents treated with gender-affirming hormone therapy early in puberty experience bone development more similar to that of their experienced gender compared with their gender assigned at birth, according to study data.
Younger menarche yet delayed breast maturity found for girls with higher total body fat
Girls with higher total body fat are more likely to have menarche at a younger age and have slower breast development compared with those with normal total body fat, according to study data.
Endocrine groups: Evidence-based policies needed to support transgender health care access
Two professional endocrine societies are formally opposing legislative efforts to block transgender people from accessing gender-affirming medical and surgical care, after dozens of state bills threatened to criminalize such therapies.
Top in hem/onc: Early puberty and breast cancer, incomplete pregnancy and ovarian cancer
A longitudinal study revealed the mechanism of early puberty as a driver of breast cancer risk. It was the top story in hematology/oncology last week.
Longitudinal study reveals mechanism of early puberty as a driver of breast cancer risk
Early-onset of puberty and other pubertal parameters have been linked to a significantly increased risk for developing breast cancer later in life.
Pubertal growth timing may be associated with increased mechanical risk for ACL injury
Early puberty among men drives type 2 diabetes risk
Early puberty is associated with increased risk for type 2 diabetes among men, independent of prepubertal BMI, according to findings published in Diabetologia.
Obesity may advance pubertal timing among boys
A cohort of Danish boys with obesity had an earlier mean onset of testicular enlargement when compared with a population-based, normal-weight reference cohort; however, the timing of other pubertal milestones did not differ between groups, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.