hrp0086p2-p650 | Growth P2 | ESPE2016

Delaying Puberty with GnRHa does not Promote Adult Height in GH Treated Children Who Enters Puberty at Average Age

Hansson Felicia , Bang Peter

Background: Delaying puberty with GnRHa in an attempt to improve final height in GH treated children is relatively common in clinical practice. Such treatment is only supported by one retrospective study in which pubertal start was relatively early.Objective and hypotheses: To retrospectively assess adult height in children with short stature treated with GH and receiving or not receiving GnRHa. We hypothesized that delaying puberty with GnRHa improves a...