ESPE Abstracts

Background: Hypospadias is one of the most common congenital anomalies in males. Surgical repairing aims to improve the aesthetic and functional outcome. The success rate of hypospadias repairing is variable according to the severity of the malformation with a complication rate(CR) of almost 60% in proximal forms. Testosterone treatment before surgery is still controversial and its impact on surgical outcomes, and the best regimen for administration, is unclea...

Background: Gender identity (GI) is the unified and persistent self-perception on the male-female spectrum, and its acquisition is a multifactorial process maybe influenced also by minipuberty. GI develops in early childhood and is consolidated around 3-4 years. Several tests assess GI as the Gender Identity Questionnaire for Children (GIQC). GIQC is intended for parents and aims to assess GI in both clinical and non-clinical populations. Aim of the research i...

Background: At present few data have clearly showed an increased frequency of idiopathic central precocious puberty (CPP) in females during the COVID-19 pandemic. The role of environmental factors is not fully understood and various hypotheses have been formulated.Aims of the study: To evaluate retrospectively the incidence of newly diagnosed CPP and other pubertal disorders (Premature thelarche, early puberty, fast pube...