Assertion: puberty | /r/DefinedAs | pubertal changes
Facets:
value: before age
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: puberty is defined as pubertal changes that occur before age 8 years in girls and before age 9 years in boys.5,6,11 Premature pubertal changes can come in the form of any pubertal development before the expected age, but further testing may be needed to differentiate true precocious puberty from normal variants.