title: Disorders of puberty in boys.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Kletter
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Kelch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011628:Puberty, Delayed / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*