hrp0086p2-p666 | Growth P2 | ESPE2016

Usefulness of Growth Hormone Transient Treatment Suspension in Prepubertal Children Treated with Growth Hormone

Martinez Barahona Maria , Cecenarro Laura , Murillo Valles Marta , Luisa Granada Ybern M. , Ropero Ramos Esther , Bel Comos Joan

Background: The primary goal of treatment is to achieve a final height within the normal range and avoid the physical and psychological consequences of short stature (SS). If after a time, treatment efficacy criteria are not achieved, it is necessary to revalue its usefulness. There is no consensus about which conduct should be adopted in these cases. An alternative, is the suspension of rhGH treatment and evaluate the clinical and biochemical results to decide to continue or ...