Open AccessUse of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogs in Children: Update by an International Consortium
Author(s) -
Kanthi Bangalore Krishna,
John S. Fuqua,
Alan D. Rogol,
Karen Oerter Klein,
Jadranka Popović,
Christopher P. Houk,
Evangelia Charmandari,
Peter A. Lee
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
hormone research in paediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.816
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1663-2826
pISSN - 1663-2818
DOI - 10.1159/000501336
Subject(s) - medicine , narrative review , precocious puberty , pediatric endocrinology , central precocious puberty , medline , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , hormone , endocrinology , political science , law
This update, written by authors designated by multiple pediatric endocrinology societies (see List of Participating Societies) from around the globe, concisely addresses topics related to changes in GnRHa usage in children and adolescents over the last decade. Topics related to the use of GnRHa in precocious puberty include diagnostic criteria, globally available formulations, considerations of benefit of treatment, monitoring of therapy, adverse events, and long-term outcome data. Additional sections review use in transgender individuals and other pediatric endocrine related conditions. Although there have been many significant changes in GnRHa usage, there is a definite paucity of evidence-based publications to support them. Therefore, this paper is explicitly not intended to evaluate what is recommended in terms of the best use of GnRHa, based on evidence and expert opinion, but rather to describe how these drugs are used, irrespective of any qualitative evaluation. Thus, this paper should be considered a narrative review on GnRHa utilization in precocious puberty and other clinical situations. These changes are reviewed not only to point out deficiencies in the literature but also to stimulate future studies and publications in this area.