Reproductive axis after discontinuation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog treatment of girls with precocious puberty: Long term follow- up comparing girls with hypothalamic hamartoma to those with idiopathic precocious puberty

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 44-49

  Feuillan, Penelope P ^a   Jones, Janet V ^a   Barnes, Kevin ^a   Oerter Klein, Karen ^a   Cutler Jr , Gordon B ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESLORELIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HISTRELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS TUMOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OVARY HYPERTROPHY; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0032958677     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.84.1.5409     Document Type: Article

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