Luteinizing Hormone Secretion during Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Stimulation Tests in Obese Girls with Central Precocious Puberty | Zendy

Hae Sang Lee | Zendy; Jong Seo Yoon | Zendy; Jin Soon Hwang | Zendy

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Luteinizing Hormone Secretion during Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Stimulation Tests in Obese Girls with Central Precocious Puberty

Author(s) -

Hae Sang Lee,

Jong Seo Yoon,

Jin Soon Hwang

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.566

H-Index - 35

eISSN - 1308-5735

pISSN - 1308-5727

DOI - 10.4274/jcrpe.3091

Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , luteinizing hormone , overweight , precocious puberty , body mass index , central precocious puberty , bone age , gonadotropin , gonadotropin releasing hormone , hormone , obesity

Girls with precocious puberty have high luteinizing hormone (LH) levels and advanced bone age. Obese children enter puberty at earlier ages than do non-obese children. We analyzed the effects of obesity on LH secretion during gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) tests in girls with precocious puberty.

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