Letter

Advice in ABC of adolescence is potentially misleading

BMJ 2005; 330 doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.789 (Published 31 March 2005)
Cite this as: BMJ 2005;330:789.1

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Advice in ABC of adolescence is potentially misleading

  1. Richard Quinton (richard.quinton@nuth.nhs.uk), consultant endocrinologist
  1. Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle on Tyne NE3 2NJ

    EDITOR—Christie and Viner say that delayed puberty in boys can be quite distressing but is almost always a normal variant.1 They say that boys aged 15 or over with a testicular volume of 4 ml or more can be reassured that puberty is beginning and, by inference, do not require referral to a specialist. This advice is potentially misleading.

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