Abstract

When physicians suspect precocious puberty, they should adress these questions:. Is pubertal development realy outside the normal range? What is the underlying mechanism? Is this condition realy needs treatment?

Keywords: Precocious puberty, premature thelarche, premature pubarche

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Berberoğlu M. PUBERTY PRECOCİOUS. Turk J Pediatr Dis [Internet]. 2010 Dec. 1 [cited 2025 May 24];4(1):56-64. Available from: https://turkjpediatrdis.org/article/view/95