Leuprolide acetate associated with final adult height exceeding mid-parental height in girls with central precocious puberty
More Than Half of Girls on Puberty Therapy Beat Their Genetic Height Potential
This retrospective cohort study included 73 girls with central precocious puberty or early puberty treated with depot leuprolide acetate. Th…
More than half of girls treated for early puberty ended up taller than their genetic prediction, with younger age at treatment being the key…
Quarterly triptorelin showed comparable hormonal suppression to monthly dosing in Chinese girls with central precocious puberty.
Less Frequent Injections Work Just as Well for Girls With Early Puberty
This retrospective cohort study evaluated 70 Chinese girls with central precocious puberty treated at Fuzhou First General Hospital. Quarter…
Girls with early puberty treated with quarterly injections achieved the same growth protection as monthly shots in a new study.
GnRHa treatment in familial hCG syndrome associated with concurrent beta-hCG elevation in blood and CSF
When a Pregnancy Hormone Shows Up in a Child — and It Is Not Cancer
This case report describes an 8-year-old girl with central precocious puberty treated with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa).…
An inherited condition can mimic a brain tumor in children by raising pregnancy hormones, leading to unnecessary surgery and chemotherapy be…