Precocious puberty in girls adopted from developing countries
a Department of Paediatrics, University of
Parma, Italy, b Department of Paediatrics, Regional Hospital, Bolzano, Italy, c Department of Gynaecology, St Chiara
Hospital, Trento, Italy
Correspondence to: Dr R Virdis, Istituto Policattedra di Pediatria, Via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, Italy.
Accepted 14 October 1997
Nineteen girls adopted from developing countries were referred
for signs of idiopathic precocious puberty. After adoption, the
catch up in linear and weight growth, together with improved nutritional and psychological conditions, may trigger the onset of
puberty. Precocious puberty is a frequent and unnatural event in these
girls. Treatment with gonadotrophin releasing analogues is indicated in
patients diagnosed early, and when height prediction is poor.
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