What are some common reasons for delayed puberty in girls?!


Question: What are some common reasons for delayed puberty in girls!?
Answers:
Variation of normal (constitutional delay)
In females, prolonged high level of physical exertion / being an athlete
Systemic disease, e!.g!. Inflammatory bowel disease, chronic renal failure
Undernutrition e!.g!. anorexia nervosa, zinc deficiency
Hypothalamic defects and diseases e!.g!. Prader-Willi syndrome,Kallmann syndrome
Pituitary defects and diseases e!.g!. hypopituitarism
Gonadal defects and diseases e!.g!. Turner syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome
Absence or unresponsiveness of target organs e!.g!. androgen insensitivity syndrome, mullerian agenesis
Other hormone deficiencies and imbalances e!.g!. hypothyroidism, Cushing's syndromeWww@Answer-Health@Com

the only ones i know are being underweight and geneticsWww@Answer-Health@Com





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