Determinants of menarche

• Published in: Reproductive biology and endocrinology Vol. 8; no. 1; p. 115
• Main Authors: Karapanou, Olga, Papadimitriou, Anastasios
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 30.09.2010; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adipose Tissue - physiology; Age Factors; Behavior; Debate; Female; Girls; Human subjects; Humans; Menarche; Menarche - ethnology; Menarche - genetics; Menarche - physiology; Models, Biological; Motor Activity - physiology; Mutation; Neurons; Neurosecretory Systems - physiology; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - physiology; Puberty; Socioeconomic factors; Women's Health; Greece

Menarche is a milestone in a woman's life as it denotes the start of reproductive capacity. Aim of this report is to review the recent developments and the current knowledge in the neuroendocrinology of pubertal onset and the factors, genetic and environmental, that influence menarcheal age. We...