What is Precocious menstruation denotes the occurence of menstruation before the age of and explain in detail?
Precocious menstruation denotes the occurence of menstruation before the age of 10 years. Precocious menstruation is one of the menstrual cycle irregularities. Precocious pubey in a girl is the appearance of any of the secondary sexual characteristics before the age of 8 years or the occurence of menarche before the age of 10 years. Precocious pubey in boys is the onset of secondary sexual characterstics before the age of nine years. Ref: Shaw&;s textbook of Gynaecology 17th edition Pgno: 122