GnRH stimulation Test in precocious puberty: Single sample is adequate for diagnosis and dose adjustment

JCRPE Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-17

  Kandemir, Nurgün ^a   Demirbilek, Hüseyin ^a   Özön, Zeynep Alev ^a   Gönç, Nazli ^a   Alikaşifoǧlu, Ayfer ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Central precocious puberty; Follicle stimulating hormone; GnRH analogue; GnRH stimulation test; Hypotalamo pituitary gonadal axis; Luteinizing hormone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADORELIN TEST; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD;

AREA UNDER CURVE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79952174175     PISSN: 13085727     EISSN: 13085735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4274/jcrpe.v3i1.03     Document Type: Article

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