hrp0097rfc7.4 | Sex differentiation, gonads and gynaecology or sex endocrinology | ESPE2023

Serum steroid metabolome dynamics during infancy: a prospective, longitudinal cohort of healthy boys

Siegfried Busch Alexander , Lindhardt Ljubicic Mariee , N. Upners Emmie , B. Fischer Margit , P. Hagen Casper , Frederiksen Hanne , Juul Anders

Background: The circulating steroid metabolome in boys undergoes significant changes during infancy reflecting functional and structural rearrangements of the adrenal glands as well as the transient activity of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis, also called minipuberty. Studies investigating the serum steroid metabolome dynamics during infancy in a longitudinal manner are however sparse.Objective: We ai...