ESPE Abstracts

Objective: To assess the efficacy and influential factors of GnRHa treatment for Chinese CPP/EFP boys.Methods: From April, 1994 to June, 2020, 94 boys diagnosed with CPP or EFP who had reached the final adult height were retrospectively included. Among these patients, 41 patients received no treatment, 43 patients received GnRHa treatment alone and 10 patients received GnRHa + GH treatment. The final adult height and the...

Objective: To analyze the clinical characteristics and treatment of non-germinomatous germ cell tumor (NGGCT) in one girl with the initial onset of homosexual peripheral precocious puberty (PPP) and central diabetes insipidus (CDI) and eventually progressed into central precocious puberty (CPP).Methods: The clinical data of a girl who was diagnosed as NGGCT with the onset of PPP and CDI and eventually progressed into CPP...

Objective: We sought to evaluate the role of long-term HRT on the lipid profile and glucose metabolism in girls with TS.Design: A pre-test/post-test observational study.Seting: Pediatric TS clinic in The First Affiated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University.Patients: 56 girls with TS had accurate maintenance HRT data....

An 11-year-old boy came to our hospital on 2019-1-23 because of "discovered hypercalcemia for 4 months."Past History: The child has a history of lupus nephritis for 2 years, and currently oral prednisone 12.5mg qd, mycophenolic acid 0.25g q12h, tacrolimus 1mg q12h for treatment. The lupus activity index was reviewed once a month due to lupus nephritis. At present, SLEDAI (lupus activity score) is 2 points, and the condition is we...

Objective: The study was to detect the proper regimen of estrogen in HRT in girls with TS.Method: We conducted a retrospective, longitudinal study with 76 girls with TS from The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University over the past two decades.Results: The investigation time was 3.00 (2.00, 4.66) yrs. The uterine volume grew significantly till B4 stage when compared wit...

Turner syndrome is associated with insulin resistance, increased incidence of type II diabetes, and hypertension, all of which are cardiovascular risk factors. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the lipid profile of Chinese girls with untreated Turner syndrome, (aged 2 to 15 years; 50.9% 45,XO) and age-matched, normal girls. A total of 108 girls with Turner syndrome and 99 normal girls had lipid profile measurements, including cholesterol, triglycerides,high-density lip...

Objectives: To investigate the effect of Letrozole on the reproductive function and linear growth in adolescent boys.Methods: 43 early and middle pubertal boy with seriously damaged predicted adult height(PAH), treated with letrozole 1.5mg/m2/d Po(≯2.5mg/d) with a duration of 3-18 months were enrolled as Short-, medium- and long- treatment group with letrozole of 3-6, 6-12, 12-18 months, respectively. 48 healthy pubertal boys were enrolled as control...

Background: Ovarian adrenal rest tumors (OART) is a rare complication of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and is not very well characterized yet.Objective and hypotheses: We report four cases of OART in Chinese girls with CAH due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21 OHD).Method: We describe the clinical, imaging, and surgical findings of the patients.Results: The four cases of CAH with OART included three sal...

Objective: We assessed in a retrospective unicenter study the effect on menstrual regularity of early menarche and treatment with GnRH analogs (GnRHa) in central precocious puberty (CPP) or early and fast puberty (EFP) girls.Methods: Six hundred and ten healthy girls were interviewed and their menarche age and menstrual interval were recorded. One hundred and sixty-nine CPP or EFP girls who were treated with GnRHa were fellowed up, and their menarche age...

Objective: We assessed in a retrospective unicenter study the effect on BMI of treatment with GnRH analogs (GnRHa) in central precocious puberty (CPP) or early and fast puberty (EFP) girls.Methods: The BMI of 318 girls (227 CPP and 91 EFP) who treated with GnRHa alone were analyzed. Among them 89 were followed up to their final adult hight (FAH).Results: Before GnRHa treatment started, the girls with CPP and EFP had a mean BMI SDS ...