ESPE Abstracts

Purpose: Central precocious puberty (CPP) is less common in boys than girls; very little data is reported on long-term effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog (GnRHa) treatment in boys with CPP. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of treatment with GnRHa on adult height (AH) and body mass index (BMI) in boys with idiopathic CPP.Subjects and Methods: In 18 boys with confirmed diagnosis of idiopathic C...

Purpose: Central precocious puberty (CPP) is less common in boys than girls; very little data is reported on effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog (GnRHa) treatment in boys with CPP. The aim of the study was to evaluate growth changes in boys with CPP and early puberty (EP) treated with GnRHa therapy for 1 year.Subjects and Methods: In 60 (39 CPP and 21 EP) boys with confirmed diagnosis of CPP and EP, auxological (height, height standard deviat...