Causes, diagnosis, and treatment of central precocious puberty

AC Latronico, VN Brito, JC Carel - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Central precocious puberty results from the premature activation of the hypothalamic-
pituitary-gonadal axis. It mimics physiological pubertal development, although at an …

Diagnosis and management of precocious sexual maturation: an updated review

AV Cheuiche, LG da Silveira, LCP de Paula… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
The classic definition of precocious sexual maturation is the development of secondary
sexual characteristics before 8 years of age in girls and before 9 years of age in boys. It is …

Use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs in children: update by an international consortium

K Bangalore Krishna, JS Fuqua, AD Rogol… - Hormone research in …, 2019 - karger.com
This update, written by authors designated by multiple pediatric endocrinology societies
(see List of Participating Societies) from around the globe, concisely addresses topics …

[HTML][HTML] Central precocious puberty: revisiting the diagnosis and therapeutic management

VN Brito, AM Spinola-Castro, C Kochi… - … of endocrinology and …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Clinical and laboratory diagnosis and treatment of central precocious puberty (CPP) remain
challenging due to lack of standardization. The aim of this revision was to address the …

Management of endocrine disease: long-term outcomes of the treatment of central precocious puberty

F Guaraldi, G Beccuti, D Gori… - European journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
GnRH analogues (GnRHa) are the treatment of choice for central precocious puberty (CPP),
with the main objective to recover the height potential compromised by the premature fusion …

[PDF][PDF] A critical appraisal of the effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormon analog treatment on adult height of girls with central precocious puberty

A Bereket - Journal of clinical research in pediatric …, 2017 - jag.journalagent.com
Central precocious puberty (CPP) is a diagnosis that pediatric endocrinologists worldwide
increasingly make in girls of age 6-8 years and is mostly idiopathic. Part of the reason for …

Final adult height in children with central precocious puberty–a retrospective study

T Knific, M Lazarevič, J Žibert, N Obolnar… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background/Aims Central precocious puberty (CPP) is due to premature activation of the
hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. It predominantly affects girls. CPP leads to lower final …

The use of GnRH agonists in precocious puberty

D Mul, IA Hughes - European journal of endocrinology, 2008 - academic.oup.com
In this review several aspects of gonadotrophin releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa)
treatment in central precocious puberty (CPP) are highlighed. These include issues of the …

Difficulties in the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases according to the perceptions of patients, relatives and health care professionals

MT Lopes, VH Koch, V Sarrubbi-Junior, PR Gallo… - Clinics, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to present a survey of vulnerabilities and to suggest
approaches for the treatment of rare diseases according to the perceptions of a group of …

Long-term outcomes of treatments for central precocious puberty or early and fast puberty in Chinese girls

J Fu, J Zhang, R Chen, X Ma, C Wang… - The Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Context Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues (GnRHa) and recombinant human
growth hormone (rhGH) have been widely used to treat idiopathic central precocious …