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NORMAL PUBERTY AND ADOLESCENCE
Author(s) -
Israel S. Leon
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1967.tb14688.x
Subject(s) - menarche , sexual maturity , psychology , secondary sex characteristic , developmental psychology , maturity (psychological) , somatic cell , character (mathematics) , life span , endocrinology , physiology , medicine , biology , hormone , gerontology , biochemistry , geometry , mathematics , gene
Summary The normal process of puberty and adolescence of girls is characterized by orderly growth. It occurs during a span of years during which, in addition to distinct bodily changes, there are psychological alterations leading to psycho‐sexual maturity. The menarche occurs in a setting arranged by an unfolding series of measurable somatic changes, the time of its appearance being a signpost of inestimable value. It is considered to be normal when it appears between the ages of nine and 16. The irregular character of early menstrual cycles is physiologic.