puberty and its disorders Flashcards

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what is puberty ?

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it is the period of transition from sexual immaturity to sexual maturity

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what are the stages of puberty in order ?

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  1. breast development ( Thelarche)
  2. Accelerated growth
  3. appearance of pubic hair (pubarche)
  4. Menarche
  5. Appearance of axillary hair (Axillarche)
  6. regular ovulatory cycles
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what is the hormone responsible for breast development ?

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estrogen effect

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what hormones are responsible for the accelerated growth phase of puberty ?

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growth hormone and oestrogen

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what is the hormone responsible for the appearance of pubic hair (Pubarche) ?

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adrenal androgens effect

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what is another term used for pubarche ?

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adrenarche

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what is tanner staging used for ?

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used to assess adolescents’ physical development during puberty in five stages

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what does tanner stage 1 indicate ?

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prepubertal

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9
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what does tanner stage 5 indicate ?

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adult or mature age

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what is the definition of delayed puberty ?

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no secondary sexual characteristics by the age of 13-14, or no menses by the age of 15-16

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what are the two main causes of delayed puberty ?

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primary hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism

secondary hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism

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what are the causes of primary hypogonadism ?

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Turner syndrome
gonadal dysgenesis or agenesis
premature ovarian failure
autoimmune ovarian failure

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what are the causes of secondary hypogonadism ?

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  1. constitutional delay of growth
  2. genetic e.g kallman’s syndrome
  3. functional: due to stress or malnutrition
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what is the difference between hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism and hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism ?

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  1. hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism: sufficient amounts of hormones are being produced but the gonads are unresponsive
  2. hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism: not enough sex hormones are being produced due to a problem in the pituitary or the hypothalamus
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what aspects do we look for when examining a patient with delayed puberty ?

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  1. secondary sexual characteristics
  2. turner syndrome features
  3. serial weight and height measured against a growth curve
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16
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what investigations would you ask for ?

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Xray for bone age 
FSH, LH and E2 
genetic analysis ( turner)
olfactory testing ( kallman's syndrome )
pelvic imaging
17
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what is the management of delayed puberty ?

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treatment of the cause

estrogen therapy to promote the appearance of 2ry sexual characteristics and to induce menses

18
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what is precocious puberty ?

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appearance of secondary sexual characteristics before 8 years of age with or without onset of menstruation

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what are the types of precocious puberty ?

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central PP
peripheral PP
benign and non progressive pubertal events

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what is the aetiology behind central PP ?

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it is GnRH dependent , due to the premature activation of hypothalamic-pituitary- gonadal axis

21
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what is the most common cause of central PP ?

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constitutional

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what is the aetiology behind peripheral PP ?

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not GnRH dependent but due to excessive sex hormones

23
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what are the types of peripheral PP ?

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isosexual precocious puberty

heterosexual precocious puberty

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what is isosexual precocious puberty ?

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secondary sexual characteristics that match with genetic and phenotypic sex

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what are the causes of isosexual precocious puberty ?
estrogen producing ovarian or adrenal tumors | exogenous intake of oestrogen through foods or drugs
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what is heterosexual precocious puberty ?
secondary sexual characteristics that do not match up with genetic and phenotypic sex
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what are the causes of heterosexual precocious puberty ?
androgen producing adrenal and ovarian tumors occult exogenous androgen intake congenital adrenal hyperplasia
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what is benign and non progressive pubertal events ( or false precocious puberty ) ?
isolated premature : adrenarche or menarche or a combination of them which is usually a benign condition
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what to look for during the examination of an individual with precocious puberty ?
serial height and weight measured against a growth chart | secondary sexual characteristics
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what investigations would you carry out for a case of precocious puberty ?
X ray for bone age | FSH LH and E2
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what is the treatment of precocious puberty ?
aim is to slow down the accelerated growth especially before the closure of epiphyseal plate : long acting GnRH agonist ( histrelin ) otherwise treat the cause ( excise tumor etc ..)
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what is the presentation of kallman's syndrome
small penis undescended tester loss of smelling sense lack of secondary sexual characteristics
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what are the features of Turner's syndrome ?
Wide or weblike neck. Low-set ears. Broad chest with widely spaced nipples. High, narrow roof of the mouth (palate)