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Precocious Puberty in Girls
Kizlarda Puberte Prekoks
Nevin SAĞSÖZ*, Zerrin ORBAK**, Hüseyin TAN**
*, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kırıkkale University Medical Faculty, Kırıkkale**, Dept. of Pediatrics, Atatürk University Medical Faculty, Erzurum, Turkey
Turkiye Klinikleri J Gynecol Obst. 2000;10(2):67-78
Article Language: TR
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ÖZET
Sekiz yaşından önce pubertenin başlaması puberte prekoks olarak adlandırılır. Puberte prekoks santral ve periferal puberte prekoks olarak sınıflandırılır. Prekoks pubertenin bütün tipleri hızlı büyüme, iskelet yaşında artış ve epifizlerin prematür füzyonuna bağlı kısa erişkin boyu ile karakterizedir. Periferal prekoks pubertede tedavi etiyolojiye bağlı iken santral olanlarda GnRH agonistleri kullanılır.
ABSTRACT
The onset of pubertal development before the age of 8 years in girls constitutes precocious puberty. There are numerous causes of precocious puberty, which can be classified as central or peripheral precocious puberty. All types of precocious puberty are characterized by rapid growth and advancement of skeletal age, a short adult as a result of premature epiphyseal fusion. Treatment of peripheral precocious puberty depend on the etiology. Treatment of central precocious puberty usually involves the use of GnRH agonists.