| Descriptor English: | Puberty, Delayed | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Pubertad Tardía
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Puberdade Tardia | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Retard pubertaire | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Delayed Puberty |
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| Tree number(s): |
C19.391.690 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011628 | ||||
| Scope note: | The lack of development of SEXUAL MATURATION in boys and girls at a chronological age that is 2.5 standard deviations above the mean age at onset of PUBERTY in a population. Delayed puberty can be classified by defects in the hypothalamic LHRH pulse generator, the PITUITARY GLAND, or the GONADS. These patients will undergo spontaneous but delayed puberty whereas patients with SEXUAL INFANTILISM will not. |
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| Annotation: | human only |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Puberty (1966-1980) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 81 |
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| History Note: | 81 |
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| DeCS ID: | 12063 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D011628 | ||||
| NLM Classification: | WS 450 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1981/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1980/05/09 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2005/06/30 |
Puberty, Delayed
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0018082 |
| Scope note | The lack of development of SEXUAL MATURATION in boys and girls at a chronological age that is 2.5 standard deviations above the mean age at onset of PUBERTY in a population. Delayed puberty can be classified by defects in the hypothalamic LHRH pulse generator, the PITUITARY GLAND, or the GONADS. These patients will undergo spontaneous but delayed puberty whereas patients with SEXUAL INFANTILISM will not. |
| Preferred term | Puberty, Delayed |
| Entry term(s) |
Delayed Puberty |
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