Kumanov P., Agarwal A. (Eds.) Puberty: Physiology and Abnormalities

Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, 2016. — 300 p. — ISBN: 9783319321202The exact neuroendocrinological mechanisms that bring childhood to an end still remain unclear, and the subsequent period of puberty represents a sequence of profound hormonal, physical, and psychical changes. The social relationships of maturing individuals are likewise altered. The transition from girl to woman and from boy to man, respectively, is a time of raised concerns: Both parents and children constantly worry about growth and sexual maturation advancing normally. Some diseases, hidden to this point, become apparent. As a complex process of profound changes, puberty is one of the most vulnerable periods of life. No one has represented so skillfully the drama of those who are no longer children but not yet mature, overshadowed by the dark uncertainty of the future, as the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch in his masterpiece, Puberty.Maturation and Physiology of Hypothalamic Regulation of the Gonadal Axis
Genetics of Puberty
Hormonal Changes in Childhood and Puberty
Physical Changes During Pubertal Transition
Growth in Childhood and Puberty
Bone Development in Children and Adolescents
Body Weight and Puberty
The Environmental Factors and Epigenetics of Gametogenesis in Puberty
Timing of Puberty and Secular Trend in Human Maturation
Precocious Puberty
Constitutional Delayed Puberty
Pubertal Dysfunction: A Disorder of GnRH Pulsatility
Pubertal Gynecomastia
Pubertal Acne
Adolescent Varicocele
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Adolescent Girls
Growth Hormone and Steroid Assays’ Problems in Childhood and Puberty
Psychosocial Development of Adolescents With and Without Deviations
Substance Use in Adolescence