title: The teenager with pubertal delay.
abstract: All adolescents are concerned about their growth and development, and 2 to 3 per cent may have a delay in pubertal maturation. In most cases this is constitutional, and careful evaluation and thoughtful management will help alleviate their anxiety.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003376:Counseling; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010808:Physical Examination; D011627:Puberty / Q000187:drug effects; D012727:Sex Characteristics / Q000187:drug effects; D012741:Sexual Maturation / Q000187:drug effects; D012934:Social Isolation; D013739:Testosterone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D013739:Testosterone