Open AccessGnRH Stimulation Test in Precocious Puberty: Single Sample is Adequate for Diagnosis and Dose Adjustment
Author(s) -
Nurgün Kandemir,
Hüseyin Demirbilek,
Zeynep Alev Özön,
Nazlı Gönç,
Ayfer Alikaşifoğlu
Publication year - 2011
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.v3i1.03
Subject(s) - medicine , precocious puberty , central precocious puberty , stimulation , gold standard (test) , luteinizing hormone , gonadotropin releasing hormone , endocrinology , hormone , gonadotropin
Gonadotropin stimulation test is the gold standard to document precocious puberty. However, the test is costly, time-consuming and uncomfortable. The aim of this study was to simplify the intravenous gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) stimulation test in the diagnosis of precocious puberty and in the assessment of pubertal suppression.
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