Why the study?
Does the presence of spontaneous pubertal maturation affect final height in patients with idiopathic growth hormone deficiency receiving long-term growth hormone treatment?
Does the presence of spontaneous pubertal maturation affect final height in patients with idiopathic growth hormone deficiency receiving long-term growth hormone treatment?
In patients with idiopathic growth hormone deficiency, the presence of spontaneous gonadal function is associated with a shorter final height compared to those without spontaneous puberty treated with sex hormones.
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Spontaneous puberty was associated with shorter final height in idiopathic GHD; leaves open whether sex steroid timing improves outcomes.
Hibi et al. (1989) studied this question.
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