Severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) interacts with the host cells through
its spike protein by binding to the membrane enzyme angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 …

Since the advent of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
pandemic, an increased incidence of several endocrinological anomalies in acute-phase …

In the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in consultations for precocious puberty.
We aim to analyze differences in female puberty before and during the COVID-19 pandemic …

Background and aim of the study The frequency of new visits for precocious puberty
increased during the Covid-19 pandemic in the pediatric endocrinology clinic at Rady …

Abstract Backgrounds During the Coronavirus-19 disease (Covid-19) pandemic it was
observed that the number of girls presenting with early puberty had increased. The aim of …

Neuro-biological variations in the timing of sexual maturation within a species are part of an
evolved strategy that depend on internal and external environmental conditions. An …

Sexual development is a complex mechanism activated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-
gonadal axis. Over the last one hundred years there has been a decline in the age at …

Objective Since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, several centers of pediatric
endocrinology worldwide have observed a significant increase in the number of girls …

The relationship between endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) exposure and Precocious
Puberty (PP) was investigated in this pilot study, involving girls with signs of PP (P) and pre …

Purpose Prepubescent body fat percentage (BFP) is associated with puberty onset;
however, the association between the timing of puberty onset and BFP remains unclear …