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PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY WHAT IS PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY? Early onset of puberty before 8 years of age in girls 9 Y in boys Difficult to ascertain the early age limit because A -15% of black girls Breast development - 5% of white girls at 7 Y of age without associated early menarche B % of black girls Pubic hair development -2.8 % of white girls at 7 Y of age Most cases of PP are 2ry to idiopathic premature maturation of the HPO axis with Gn RH release Precocious puberty T 1-Early onset of puberty before 8 years of age in girls