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Sexual DevelopmentAka: 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
Endocrine disorder related to puberty (C0271522)
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| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047)
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| English | Endocrine disorder related to puberty |
| Spanish | enfermedad endocrina relacionada con la pubertad |
| Credits | Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)
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sex development disorder (C0597445)
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| Definition (CSP) | disorder or perturbation of rate or processes of sexual maturation; includes abnormalities in sexual differentiation due to the presence or absence of genetic and endocrine factors; sex determining genes dictate the gonadal sex whereas the fetal testicular hormones determine the somatic sex during sex differentiation. |
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047)
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| English | sex development disorder |
| Credits | Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)
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| 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)
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| English | Adrenarche |
| Spanish | adrenarca |
| Credits | Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)
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