Implicating factors in the increase in cases of central precocious puberty (CPP) during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experience of a tertiary centre of pediatric endocrinology and review of the literature

Implicating factors in the increase in cases of central precocious puberty (CPP) during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experience of a tertiary centre of pediatric endocrinology and review of the literature

Sexual development is a complex mechanism activated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Over the last one hundred years there has been a decline in the age at puberty onset in industrialised countries. Some Italian studies showed an increase in diagnoses of Central Precocious Puberty (CPP) d...

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Main Authors: C. Barberi, V. Di Natale, V. Assirelli, L. Bernardini, E. Candela, A. Cassio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
central precious puberty
COVID - 19
early puberty
thelarche premature
electromagnetic field
BMI - body mass index
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.1032914/full

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