Does My Patient have Precocious Puberty? Part Three
Please read the previous two entries before reading this one. Case History Two You are a busy pediatrician. You are seeing Nancy, a 7-year-old girl who has been followed…
Read moreDoes My Patient Have Precocious Puberty? Part Two
If you haven’t read my last entry, please read it before reading this one. Case History One You are a busy pediatrician. You are seeing Susie, a 7 year-old-girl who…
Read moreDoes My Patient Have Precocious Puberty?
Over the past few weeks, I have been contacted by several friends who have each asked me if their child has started puberty too early (defined as precocious puberty). The…
Read moreWhen a Person Feels Trapped in the Wrong Body: Gender Dysphoria
I am not certain why, but over the past year or so there has been extraordinary media interest in transgender issues. It seems that hardly a day goes by without…
Read moreIS PUBERTY REALLY STARTING EARLIER IN BOYS AND GIRLS?
Yes, I am well aware that it has been some time since my last entry. I will try to do better in the future. But, at least in the past…
Read moreSex At The Olympics: New Rules
Just the other day, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) issued a memo detailing their new policy for genetic verification of athletes (called ” sex-verification test”). The new policy was summarized…
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