Precocious Sexual Development Causes
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Causes of Precocious Sexual Development
Most of the time (ie, 90%) there is no known cause. With boys, between 25%–75% of these cases are due to an underlying reason.
Some known causes of premature sexual development:
- Hormone-secreting tumor (gonadotropin-secreting tumor)
- Severe Hypothyroidism
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- McCune-Albright syndrome (females)
- Adrenal tumor
- Tumor or lesion
- Central nervous system
- Pituitary gland
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Causes specific to girls:
- Having ovarian tumor or Ovarian Cyst
- Taking estrogen
- Having tumors on the testicles
- Taking male sex hormones (androgens)
Other causes:
- Acute Concussion
- Central nervous system infection
- Radiation treatment
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