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  • Title: Final adult height in "early normal pubertal girls" treated with gonadotropin releasing hormone agonists.
    Author: Wacharasindhu S, Srivuthana S, Aroonparkmongkol S, Supornsilchai V, Hiranrat P, Yodvisitsak V.
    Journal: J Med Assoc Thai; 2003 Jun; 86 Suppl 2():S170-3. PubMed ID: 12929985.
    Abstract:
    Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist has been used worldwide for the treatment of central precocious puberty. However, the results on final adult height (FAH) are discrepant in various studies especially in girls with normal early puberty. Fourteen girls with normal early puberty who were treated with depot GnRH agonists 3.75 mg intramuscular (i.m.) monthly for a mean period of 1.5 +/- 0.4 yr were retrospectively studied. The chronological age and bone age at the beginning of treatment were 9.9 +/- 0.7 yr and 12.6 +/- 0.9 yr, respectively. When the treatment was stopped, all the girls were followed-up until they reached their final adult heights. The results showed that the mean FAH was 154.0 +/- 6.9 cm, which was not significantly different from the predicted adult height (PAH) at start of treatment, 153.1 +/- 6.2 m. All the girls were divided into 2 groups. Group A was girls who had FAH-PAH at the start of treatment > or = 1.5 cm and group B, FAH-PAH at the start of treatment < 1.5 cm. The authors found that only the duration of treatment was different between these 2 groups, 1.7 +/- 0.3 yr in group A and 1.3 +/- 0.3 yr in group B (p = 0.015). In conclusion, GnRH agonist cannot improve the final height outcome in girls with normal early puberty. However, a longer period of treatment may improve the height prognosis.
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