ESPE Abstracts

Background: Decreasing age at the onset of puberty is observed worldwide, several countries report also increasing incidence trends of central precocious puberty (CPP), and some observed an importantly higher number of CPP cases during the COVID19 pandemic. Scarce data report also rising trends in isolated precocious adrenarche (IPA) and isolated precocious telarche (IPT).Objectives: To determine the national incidence a...

Background: Central precocious puberty (CPP) is a premature activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. One of its negative effects is lower final adult height (FAH) due to premature epiphyseal closure. GnRH analogues act by desensitizing GnRH receptors and stopping the progression of puberty and prolonging growth period.Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the effect of the GnRH analogue on FAH and identify facto...