hrp0095lb23 | Late Breaking | ESPE2022

Ten years of growth hormone treatment in children born small for gestational age with persistent short stature- results of a Portuguese multicenter study

Diamantino Catarina , Caetano Francisco , Luísa Leite Ana , Costa Carla , Vieira Paula , Novais Sandrina , Borges Teresa , Pereira Carla

Background: Growth hormone (GH) treatment is indicated for children who are born small for gestational age (SGA) and fail to achieve sufficient catch-up growth during infancy and remain short throughout childhood.Aims: To evaluate the effect of GH treatment in a large, multicentric, Portuguese SGA children cohort and to analyze for correlation between GH treatment response and clinical factors.<str...