ESPE Abstracts

Purpose: The 3-month gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs (GnRHa) are expected to achieve better compliance in central precocious puberty (CPP) patients, but the 1-month depot remains the dominant choice for conventional treatment worldwide. Our study aimed to investigate the long-term efficacy of 3-month GnRHa for the treatment of CPP.Methods: In this retrospective study, 69 Korean girls diagnosed with CPP were includ...

Background: Increase in incidence of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is explained by detection of transient CH (TCH), previously commonly underdiagnosed, due to neonatal screening programs. Current guidelines recommend that treatment be started immediately after diagnosis and that hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis be reevaluated after 3 years of age. We aimed to identify the factors associated with TCH, such as the perinatal history or L-thyroxine (LT4)...