This PedsCases note provides a one-page overview on normal pubertal development. It reviews the definition of puberty and its onset, physiology and presentation. It was developed by Selina Chow, a medical student at the University of Toronto with the help of Dr. Rhea D’Costa, a developmental pediatrician at the University of Toronto. 

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References

1. Wolf RM, Long D. Pubertal development. Pediatrics in review. 2016;37(7):292-300. DOI 10.1542/pir.2015-0065

2. Komorniczak M. Tanner Scale - Female [Internet]. Wikimedia Commons. 2009 [cited 2023 May 9]. Available from:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tanner_scale-female.svg

3. Komorniczak M. Tanner Scale - Male [Internet]. Wikimedia Commons. 2009 [cited 2023 May 9]. Available from:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tanner_scale-male.svg