Central precocious puberty (CPP) is when your child's body releases certain hormones too soon. This causes early physical growth and sexual development (aka precocious puberty) in girls before age 8 ...

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Central precocious puberty (CPP) is characterised by the premature activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis, resulting in early development of secondary sexual characteristics. This ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most youths who had a histrelin implant in place for 17 months or more had a biochemical response. Clinical ...

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Sugar, aspartame (Equal), sucralose (Splenda) and glycyrrhizin (licorice root) are all significantly associated with a higher risk of early puberty, particularly in genetically predisposed children, ...

A multicenter, multinational Phase 3 Casppian study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of leuprolide mesylate (FP-001) 42 mg controlled-release in patients with CPP. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone ...