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Section XIX Women's Health
| 255 OVARIES AND DEVELOPMENT Robert W. Rebar • Gregory F. Erickson • |
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SUGGESTED READINGS
Chumlea WC, Schubert CM, Roche AF, et al: Age at menarche and racial comparisons in U.S. girls. Pediatrics 2003;111:110–113. Analysis of the most recent developmental data in U.S. girls
Elmlinger MW, Kuhnel W, Ranke MB: Reference ranges for serum concentrations of lutropin (LH), follitropin (FSH), estradiol (E2), prolactin, progesterone, sex hormone–binding globulin (SHBG), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), cortisol and ferritin in neonates, children and young adults. Clin Chem Lab Med 2002;40:1151–1160. A useful guide to normal values of reproductive hormones in children and adolescents
Erickson GF: The role of growth factors in ovary organogenesis. J Soc Gynecol Investig 2001;8:S13–S16. Overview that emphasizes the role of the primordial follicles, which vary in number among women, and how this number influences fertility and menopause
Merke DP, Bornstein SR: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Lancet 2005;365:2125–2136. A clinical review
Selevan SG, Rice DC, Hogan KA, et al: Blood lead concentration and delayed puberty in girls. N Engl J Med 2003;348:1527–1536. Increased lead levels correlated with delays in multiple pubertal measures
Speroff L, Fritz MA: Abnormal puberty and growth problems. In Speroff L, Fritz MA: Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility, 7th ed. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005, pp. 361–399. A detailed discussion of normal and abnormal pubertal development
Wang Y: Is obesity associated with early sexual maturation? A comparison of the association in American boys versus girls. Pediatrics 2002;110:903–910. The importance of obesity in the timing of pubertal development is documented in this analysis of data from a national U.S. survey
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