title: Diagnosis and Treatment of Pubertal Disorders.
abstract: This chapter begins with a discussion of normal puberty and goes on to address a number of pubertal disorders, including delayed puberty, chromosomally incompetent gonadal failure, chromosomally competent gonadal failure, eugonadism, central and peripheral precocity, and others. The ages by which various milestones should be reached also are described.
authors.affiliation: Tufts New England Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Box 36, 750 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Layman
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Reindollar