ICD-11 definition : This is when an organism has passed the usual age of onset of puberty with no physical
or hormonal signs that it is beginning. Puberty may be delayed for several years and
still occur normally, in which case it is considered constitutional delay, a variation
of healthy physical development. Delay of puberty may also occur due to malnutrition,
many forms of systemic disease, or to defects of the reproductive system (hypogonadism)
or the body's responsiveness to sex hormones.;
ICD-11 synonym : Delayed sexual development; delay in sexual development and/or puberty;
ICD-11 inclusion : Constitutional delay of puberty; infantile uterus; sexual underdevelopment; delayed menarche; Delayed sexual development;
This is when an organism has passed the usual age of onset of puberty with no physical
or hormonal signs that it is beginning. Puberty may be delayed for several years and
still occur normally, in which case it is considered constitutional delay, a variation
of healthy physical development. Delay of puberty may also occur due to malnutrition,
many forms of systemic disease, or to defects of the reproductive system (hypogonadism)
or the body's responsiveness to sex hormones.