There is increasing evidence that patients with gonad dysplasia, as characterized by absent or incomplete puberty, can also exhibit central precocious puberty (CPP). Herein, we review the reported cases that manifest with both gonad dysplasia and CPP. Further, we examine the hypothesis that these patients exhibit a normal hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, hypogonadism, and the presence of residual gonadal function, and that the onset of disease is related to early initiation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Thus, we suggest that CPP is a prelude of some partial hypogonadism.
Keywords: Central precocious puberty; Gonad dysplasia; Klinefelter syndrome; Turner syndrome.
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