Female Puberty

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. History and Trends of Pubertal Development in Females

   • Jessica C. Francis

   Pages 1-6

3. Normal Pubertal Physiology in Females

   • Hillary B. Boswell

   Pages 7-30

4. Genetics of Puberty

   • Judith Sanchez

   Pages 31-41

5. Psychology and Neurobiology of Puberty

   • Oluyemisi A. Adeyemi

   Pages 43-60

6. Fetal and Neonatal Puberty

   • Nancy A. Sokkary

   Pages 61-69

7. Central Precocious Puberty

   • Jennifer E. Dietrich

   Pages 71-78

8. Peripheral Precocious Puberty

   • Jennifer Bercaw-Pratt

   Pages 79-88

9. Isolated Precocious Puberty

   • Leslie A. Appiah

   Pages 89-95

10. Constitutional Delay of Puberty

    • Xiomara M. Santos

    Pages 97-101

11. Hormonal Causes of Delayed Puberty

    • Nirupama K. De Silva

    Pages 103-113

12. Anatomic Causes for Delayed Puberty

    • Jennifer E. Dietrich

    Pages 115-128

13. Genetic Causes of Delayed Puberty

    • Xiomara M. Santos

    Pages 129-135

14. Consideration of Pubertal Events Among Patients with Disorders of Sexual Differentiation

    • Roshanak Mansouri

    Pages 137-147

15. Puberty in Developmentally Delayed or Physically Challenged Patients

    • Jennifer Bercaw-Pratt

    Pages 149-154

16. Back Matter

    Pages 155-159

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Female Puberty: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians is a practical reference, covering the full range of issues related to pubertal development. Developed to answer pointed clinical questions and to provide a thorough review of the literature, the book covers both the basics and the complexities of puberty, encompassing psychosocial development to pubertal nuances in highly specialized populations. Comprehensive in scope, this title offers concepts that are concisely conveyed and chapters that complement each other well. Complex subjects such as details of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis are covered in a readily understandable manner and bullet points throughout the text serve as helpful reminders to the reader. An invaluable contribution to the literature, Female Puberty: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians will be of great interest to all health providers concerned with female reproductive health – including obstetrician gynecologists, reproductive endocrine specialists, pediatricians, pediatric specialists, family practitioners and allied health professionals.

• Puberty
• delayed puberty
• precocious puberty

From the book reviews:

“This comprehensive guide on female puberty is heavy on anatomy and physiology as well as endocrinology. … The book is written at the level of the resident, although practicing physicians in this area would benefit from it. … This is an excellent, thorough book on a very specific patient problem. It is easy to see how advances in the field will make future updates necessary.” (Anthony Shanks, Doody’s Book Reviews, October, 2014)

• Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, USA

  Jennifer E. Dietrich

Jennifer E. Dietrich, M.D. Chief, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology - Texas Children's Hospital Division Director, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine CME Director, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine Fellowship Director, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine.

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