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Early Puberty

Latest Findings, Diagnosis, Treatment, Long-term Outcome

  • Focuses on current topics: specific pediatric situations in everyday life such as adoption, the impact of radiation and children too small for gestational age
  • Offers an overview of medical practice and the long-term consequences of early puberty
  • Each chapter was written by an expert and is self-contained

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
  2. Current Findings in Epidemiology

    • Audrey Cartault, Thomas Edouard, Catherine Pienkowski
    Pages 1-7
  3. Precocious Puberty and Environmental Endocrine Disruptors

    • Françoise Paris, Laura Gaspari, Charles Sultan
    Pages 9-20
  4. Neuroendocrine Control of Puberty

    • Carine Villanueva, Nicolas de Roux
    Pages 21-30
  5. Puberty in Particular Situations

    • J. V. de MonlĂ©on, L. Goutchkoff, M. Cartigny-Maciejewski, C. Thomas-Teinturier, I. Oliver-Petit
    Pages 31-47
  6. Clinical and Biological Diagnosis of Central Precocious Puberty

    • Juliane LĂ©ger, Jean Claude Carel
    Pages 49-58
  7. Midterm and Long-Term Impacts of GnRH Agonists Treatments

    • C. Chao, S. Christin-Maitre
    Pages 75-84

About this book

This book focuses on the state of the art in fully grasping precocious puberty and its consequences, incorporating advances in the areas of endocrinology, genetics, imaging and therapeutics to offer an indispensable tool for all physicians interested in the latest advances in this field. The authors present the latest findings on early puberty in girls and boys. The dynamic process of maturation is influenced by many signals and reshapes growing children’s role within their environment.

Readers will benefit from the educational value and level of depth of the individual chapters; written by respected experts and in a self-contained format, they can also be read separately to address specific interests.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Le Kremlin-BicĂȘtre, France

    Claire Bouvattier

  • Toulouse CX 09, France

    Catherine Pienkowski

About the editors

Dr. Catherine Pienkowski is an endocrinologist at Children's Hospital of the University Hospital of Toulouse. Dr. Claire Bouvattier is pediatrician in the Endocrinology Department of the BicĂȘtre-South Paris hospital. They are both specialized in gynecology of childhood and adolescence and particularly in early puberty.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Early Puberty

  • Book Subtitle: Latest Findings, Diagnosis, Treatment, Long-term Outcome

  • Editors: Claire Bouvattier, Catherine Pienkowski

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0543-6

  • Publisher: Springer Paris

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-2-8178-0542-9Published: 23 September 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-2-8178-0558-0Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-2-8178-0543-6Published: 14 September 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 84

  • Additional Information: Original French edition published by Springer, Paris, 2014

  • Topics: Endocrinology, Pediatrics, Gynecology, Urology, Metabolic Diseases, Ultrasound

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eBook USD 99.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 129.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

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