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Sexual Development
Aka: Sexual Development, Puberty, Pubertal Milestone, Adrenarche, Gonadarche, Tanner Staging
- Definitions
- Adrenarche: Increased adrenal androgen secretion
- Occurs between ages 6 to 8 years
- Transient growth spurt
- Some children develop axillary and pubic Hair Growth
- No Sexual Development occurs
- Gonadarche: GnRH released
- Boys
- LH stimulates Testosterone production
- FSH stimulates sperm maturation
- Girls
- FSH stimulates Estrogen and follicle formation
- LH stimulates corpus luteum after Ovulation
- Normal Development
- Male Tanner Stage
- Female Tanner Stage
- Abnormal Development
- Precocious Puberty
- Delayed Puberty