title: Idiopathic precocious puberty in girls: long-term effects on adolescent behavior.
abstract: Precocious puberty in girls has endocrinological as well as behavioral implications. We present data from a first systematic controlled follow-up study of 16 adolescent girls with a history of idiopathic precocious puberty (IPP) compared to closely pair-matched adolescent control subjects of comparable pubertal status and normal pubertal history. Findings in four areas of behavior are reported: Psychiatric sequelae: the IPP sample showed an increase in minor psychopathological symptoms. Psychosexual development: The IPP sample was advanced in sociosexual milestones, albeit mostly within the normal range for adolescents. Intelligence: IQ was not different from controls. However, school achievement was accelerated during childhood. Cognitive pattern: The IPP sample had lower spatial perception scores than controls.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ehrhardt
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Meyer-Bahlburg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D011606:Psychosexual Development; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000523:psychology*