[Use of the urocytogram in sexual ambiguities before puberty]. / Applications de l'urocytogramme dans les ambiguités sexuelles avant la puberté.

The cellular material studied in the urinary sediment mainly obtained from exfoliated cells of the bladder trigone was submitted to hormonal stimulation. The urocytogram has proved a useful and even necessary examination to establish the hormonal check-up of a child suffering from early puberty. This simple, painless method, without any psychological consequences is also indicated in pediatric gynecology, and in certain sexual ambiguity cases. This examination, undergone by a child premature or not, contributes to the early diagnosis of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. In the course of childhood, it helps to investigate pseudohermaphroditisms and various malformations. This examination has proved an important help in the diagnosis of all the cases of sexual ambiguity.

[Cellular material in urinary sediment in retarded or precocious puberty]. / Etude cellulaire du sédiment urinaire au cours des retards pubertaires et des pubertés précoces.

The cellular material studied in the urinary sediment mainly obtained from exfolied alls the bladder trigone was submitted to hormonal stimulation. These cell changes constitute the basis of a cytologic method called the urocytogram. The urocytogram was followed up in six children with early puberty and ten young girls with backward puberty. These repeated examinations contribute to the diagnosis and help in the differential diagnosis. Whenever it is necessary to investigate a child' sex hormones the urocytogram, simple painless method is indicated.