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Physiology of Puberty Flashcards

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Define Puberty

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  • The stage of physical maturation in which an individual becomes physiologically capable of pro-creation (sexual reproduction)
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Physical Changes in Puberty

  • … spurt
  • … … characteristics
  • M…/s…
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  • Growth spurt
  • Secondary sex characteristics
  • Menarche/spermatogenesis
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Physical Changes in Girls

  1. … …
    • 8 - 14 yrs​
    • 6 - 10 cm / yr peak
    • 2.5 yrs duration
  2. … … (…)
    • 8 - 13 yrs ( 11 yrs )
    • Usually the first sign
  3. … … (…)
    • 9 - 13 yrs
    • 1st Pubertal Sign in …%
  4. … … (…)
    • 9.5 - 15 yrs
    • May follow Menarche
  5. … (…)
    • 10 - 16 yrs ( 13 yrs )
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  1. GROWTH SPURT
    • 8 - 14 yrs​
    • 6 - 10 cm / yr peak
    • 2.5 yrs duration
  2. BREAST GROWTH (Thelarche)
    • 8 - 13 yrs ( 11 yrs )
    • Usually the first sign
  3. PUBIC HAIR (Pubarche)
    • 9 - 13 yrs
    • 1st Pubertal Sign in 25%
  4. AXILLARY HAIR (Adrenarche)
    • 9.5 - 15 yrs
    • May fllow Menarche
  5. MENSTRUATION (Menarche)
    • 10 - 16 yrs ( 13 yrs )
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Endocrine Changes in Puberty

  • …-…-… synchrony – established in … life
  • Until … – neural mechanisms suppress … release
  • At …-… yrs – pulsatile nocturnal … release
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  • H-P-G synchrony – established in fetal life
  • Until puberty – neural mechanisms suppress GnRH release
  • At 6-9 yrs – pulsatile nocturnal GnRH release
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Endocrine Changes in Puberty

  • Pulsatile … release (nocturnal) every … - … min - 6 to 9 years
  • increased … leads to increased … and increased …
  • …/… become sensitized to the effects of these
  • Final phase: development of …/… feedback mechanism
  • … stimulates the adrenals – … & … hair
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  • Pulsatile GnRH release (nocturnal) every 90-120 min - 6 to 9 y
  • increased GnRH leads to increased FSH and increased LH
  • Ovaries/testes become sensitized to the effects of FSH and LH
  • Final phase: development of positive/negative feedback mechanism
  • ACTH stimulates the adrenals – Pubic & Axillary hair
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Testes

  • Production of … (…)
    • … cells under FSH control
  • Production of … (Testosterone)
    • … cells under LH control
    • …% from testes, …% from adrenals
  • Testosterone in blood – converted to … in the target organs
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  • Production of gametes (sperms)
  • Sertoli cells under FSH control
  • Production of androgens (Testosterone)
  • Leydig cells under LH control
  • 95% from testes, 5% from adrenals
  • Testosterone in blood – converted to DHT in the target organs
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The Ovarian Cycle

  • … phase
    • Initially E rises (…) with LH surge in …
    • … occurs
  • … phase
  • … feedback after ovulation
  • No further … in the same cycle
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  • Follicular phase
  • Initially E rises (FSH) with LH surge in mid cycle
  • Ovulation occurs
  • Luteal phase
  • Negative feedback after ovulation
  • No further ovulation in the same cycle
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What is this showing?

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Endometrial cycle

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Age of Menarche

  • Related to general health, genetic and nutritional factors
  • Mean age is … at a rate of … months per decade
    • Mean age in 1840 = … y; 1990 = … y
  • One in … girls now reaches menarche while at primary school
  • Body … and % … is also important
    • Mean weight at menarche is …kg
    • …-…% fat
    • …, patients with … – late onset
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  • Related to general health, genetic and nutritional factors
  • Mean age is falling at a rate of 4 months per decade
    • Mean age in 1840 = 16.5 y; 1990 = 12.8 y
  • One in 8 girls now reaches menarche while at primary school
  • Body weight and % fat is also important
    • Mean weight at menarche is 47.8kg
    • 16-24% fat
    • Athletes, patients with anorexia – late onset
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Adrenarche

  • … … – responsible for axillary and pubic hair
  • … stimulates zona … of adrenal cortex
  • DHEAS & Androstenedione
    • Girls – starts by …, adequate levels by …
    • Boys – starts by …, adequate levels by …
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  • Adrenal androgens – responsible for axillary and pubic hair
  • ACTH stimulates zona reticularis of adrenal cortex
  • DHEAS & Androstenedione
    • Girls – starts by 6, adequate levels by 8
    • Boys – starts by 8, adequate levels by 10
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Define Adrenarche

  • Adrenarche refers to the time during puberty when the adrenal glands increase their production and secretion of adrenal …
  • Plasma concentrations of dehydroepiandrosterone (…) and DHEA-sulfate(s), the most important adrenal androgens, begin to increase in children by approximately … to …years.
  • However, the signs of adrenarche, such as … and … … development, a…, and body …, do not typically occur until … to ….
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  • Adrenarche refers to the time during puberty when the adrenal glands increase their production and secretion of adrenal androgens. Plasma concentrations of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and DHEA-sulfate(s), the most important adrenal androgens, begin to increase in children by approximately 6 to 8 years. However, the signs of adrenarche, such as pubic and axillary hair development, acne, and body odor, do not typically occur until early to midpuberty.
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Chronological Order of Puberty - Girls

  • … ….
  • … development
  • … hair
  • … hair
  • …
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  • Growth spurt
  • Breast development
  • Pubic hair
  • Axillary hair
  • Menarche
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Chronological Order of Puberty - Boys

  • … volume
  • … length
  • … hair
  • … …
  • … / … hair
  • … voice
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  • Testicular volume
  • Penile length
  • Pubic hair
  • Growth spurt
  • Axillary / Facial hair
  • Deep voice
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For each row, what is the subtitle?

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  • Beginning of puberty
  • Growth Spurt
  • Years of Puberty
  • Menarche/Voice Deepening
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Disorders of Puberty - Early or Precocious

  • Girls – under … yrs
  • Boys – under … yrs
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  • Girls – under 8 yrs
  • Boys – under 9 yrs
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Disorders of Puberty - Delayed

  • Girls – over … yrs
  • Boys – over … yrs
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  • Girls – over 14 yrs
  • Boys – over 14 yrs
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Precocious Puberty

  • … or … puberty
  • Presence of true pubertal features at an … & … age
    • Central or True precocious puberty
      • … dependent
    • Peripheral or Pseudo-precocious puberty
      • … independent
  • Normal variants
    • … T…
    • … A…
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  • Early or Premature puberty
  • Presence of true pubertal features at an young & inappropriate age
    • Central or True precocious puberty
      • Gonadotrophin dependent
    • Peripheral or Pseudo-precocious puberty
      • Gonadotrophin independent
  • Normal variants
    • Premature Thelarche
    • Premature Adrenarche
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Concerns raised by early onset puberty

  • Possible underlying sinister cause
    • … – up to …%
  • … & …-… upheaval at an inappropriately young age
  • Early cessation of … leading to decreased final … …
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  • Possible underlying sinister cause
    • Boys – upto 80%
  • Emotional & pyscho-social upheaval at an inappropriately young age
  • Early cessation of growth leading to decreased final adult height
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What is the Diagnosis?

  • Emileigh, 14 months
    • Blood clots in nappy
    • Bilat breast buds
    • Ht & Wt >97th centile
    • LH 2.2, FSH 3.2,
    • 17β estradiol 432
    • Uterus – enlarged
    • Bone age – 2.8 yrs
    • MRI scan shown
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  • Hypothalamic Hamartoma - premature true puberty - LH and FSH should be undetectable, uterus enlarged, blood clots in nappy, bones advanced (oestrogen), Breast buds
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Precocious Puberty - Central (testing / treatment)

  • Long acting … analog therapy
    • Sustained supra-physiological … levels
    • Paradoxical cessation of … release
    • Stops further … …
  • Pubertal progression resumes when treatment stopped (at …-… yrs)
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  • Long acting LHRH analog therapy
    • Sustained supra-physiological LHRH levels
    • Paradoxical cessation of gonadotrophin release
    • Stops further pubertal progression
  • Pubertal progression resumes when treatment stopped (at 10-12 yrs)
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Normal Variants - Precocious Puberty

  • Premature …
    • Isolated … development
    • Usually seen in children
  • Premature …
    • Isolated … … development
    • Caution: first sign of … in some

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  • Premature thelarche
    • Isolated breast development
    • Usually seen in children <2-3 yrs of age
  • Premature adrenarche
    • Isolated pubic hair development
    • Caution: first sign of puberty in some
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Pseudo-precocious puberty - Females / Males

  • Females:
    • Iso-sexual or feminising
      • Causes - MAS - stands for… , O…/A…
    • Hetero-sexual or masculinising
      • C.., O../A…
  • Males:
    • Iso-sexual or masculinising
      • Causes - C…, A…l/L… cell …
    • Hetero-sexual or feminising
      • A…
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  • Females:
    • Iso-sexual or feminising
      • Causes - MAS - stands for McCune-Albright syndrome​ , Ovarian/Adrenal
    • Hetero-sexual or masculinising
      • CAH, Ovarian/Adrenal
    • Hetero-sexual or masculinising
      • CAH, Ovarian/Adrenal
  • Males:
    • Iso-sexual or masculinising
      • Causes - CAH, Adrenal/Leydig cell tumour
    • Hetero-sexual or feminising
      • Adrenal
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What is the diagnosis?

  • Mairna, 6 yrs
  • Obese
  • Pubic hair stage 2
  • No breast bud
  • LH <1, FSH 1.4,
  • 17β estradiol 32
  • Steroid profile
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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

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  • Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of autosomal … disorders characterized by impaired … synthesis.
  • It results from the deficiency of one of the … enzymes required for the synthesis of … in the adrenal ….
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  • Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of autosomal recessive disorders characterized by impaired cortisol synthesis.
  • It results from the deficiency of one of the five enzymes required for the synthesis of cortisol in the adrenal cortex.
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This is showing … biosynthesis

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Steroid biosynthesis

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Delayed Puberty

  • Absence of … pubertal onset at an … age
  • Not necessarily lack of … in a …
  • …-files – very important
  • Normal …
    • Constitutional … & … delay
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  • Absence of true pubertal onset at an appropriate age
  • Not necessarily lack of periods in a girl
  • X-files – very important
  • Normal variant
    • Constitutional growth & pubertal delay
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Concerns raised by delay in Puberty

  • Possible sinister underlying cause
  • … that puberty will never occur
  • Emotional and psychosocial upset of …, specially when associated with … stature
  • Long term sequelae: Reduced … …
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  • Possible sinister underlying cause
  • Fear that puberty will never occur
  • Emotional and psychosocial upset of immaturity, specially when associated with short stature
  • Long term sequelae: Reduced bone mineralization
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What is the diagnosis?

  • Steven, 16 yrs
  • No pubertal progress
  • Learning difficulties
  • Tall, 98th centile
  • PH-2, G-2, TV-6ml
  • LH 12, FSH 16, T 40
  • Bone age – 14.5 yrs
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Klinefelter Syndrome

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Klinefelter Syndrome

  • 1 in … … infants
  • 47 … / Multiple …
  • … problems
  • … deficiency
  • …spermia / …
    • (Micro … -> Sex change)
  • Lifelong … replacement therapy
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  • 1 in 1000 male infants
  • 47 XXY / Multiple X
  • Behavioural problems
  • Androgen deficiency
  • Azoospermia / Infertility
  • (Micro genitalia -> Sex change)
  • Lifelong testosterone replacement therapy
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What is the diagnosis?

  • Rosie, 12 yrs
  • Short Stature
  • No pubertal onset
  • Recurrent ear infections
  • Increased carrying angle
  • Widely spaced nipples
  • LH 56, FSH 95,
  • 17β estradiol 45
  • Karyotype
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Turner Syndrome

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Turner Syndrome

  • 1 in … live … births
  • Triad - … stature, … gonads, primary …
  • … features – Webbing of neck, cubitus valgus
  • … of aorta, horse shoe …
  • Early clue - L…
  • Surprisingly … !!!
  • Turner …
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  • 1 in 2000 live female births
  • Triad - Short stature, streak gonads, primary amenorrhoea
  • Dysmorphic features – Webbing of neck, cubitus valgus
  • Coarctation of aorta, horse shoe kidneys
  • Early clue - Lymphedema
  • Surprisingly normal!!!
  • Turner Mosaic
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Turner Syndrome

  • Exclude co-existing … anomalies
  • … Hormone therapy
  • Pubertal induction + ongoing …
  • Active monitoring to detect …
  • Assisted …
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  • Exclude co-existing congenital anomalies
  • Growth Hormone therapy
  • Pubertal induction + ongoing HRT
  • Active monitoring to detect co-morbidities
  • Assisted conception
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What is the diagnosis?

  • James, 15 yrs
    • Absent smell sensation
    • PH-1, G-1, AxH-1, TV-2ml each
    • LH <1, FSH 1.2, T 0.8
    • LHRH stimulation test – peak LH remained <1
    • HCG stimulation test – min. increase in T
    • MRI scan – Normal
    • Kallman gene analysis – Negative
  • Lifelong Testosterone replacement therapy
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Gonadotrophin deficiency

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Normal Variant - Delayed puberty

  • Constitutional delayed growth & puberty
  • More common in …
  • … & … in school days
  • … onset of puberty
  • … age delayed slightly
  • … history – often present
  • Normal … …
  • Pubertal … – sometimes necessary
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  • Constitutional delayed growth & puberty
  • More common in boys
  • Small & Short in school days
  • Late onset of puberty
  • Bone age delayed slightly
  • Family history – often present
  • Normal adult height
  • Pubertal induction – sometimes necessary

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