hrp0084p1-135 | Turner & Puberty | ESPE2015

Sex Hormones and Gonadal Size in Pubertal Girls Born Small or Appropriate for Gestational Age

Petraitiene Indre , Verkauskiene Rasa , Jariene Kristina , Vitkauskiene Astra

Background: Small for gestational age (SGA) birth size has been associated with various metabolic, hormonal and reproductive problems in later life.Objective and hypotheses: We aimed to compare differences in sex hormones, uterine and ovarian sizes in SGA and appropriate for gestational age (AGA) adolescent girls.Method: 23 SGA and 47 AGA pubertal 11–14 years old girls (median age 13.2±1.94 years, median pubertal stage 4&...