Disorders of puberty in boys.
Puberty is the last phase of the complex process of sexual maturation, a process by which an individual acquires reproductive competency. This article reviews the physiologic and physical changes of normal puberty and the causes of either delayed or precocious sexual development of boys.
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011628:Puberty, Delayed / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*