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ey0016.7-16 | Treatment | ESPEYB16

7.16. Toward more targeted and cost-effective gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog treatment in girls with central precocious puberty

PB Kaplowitz , PF Backeljauw , DB Allen

To read the full abstract: Horm Res Paediatr. 2018;90(1):1–7.The authors discuss why GnRH analog therapies should not be used in all girls with central precocious puberty (CPP), but only in those cases where the predicted benefits outweigh the risks and high cost of the treatment.Epidemiological studies in Europe and USA show declining average a...

ey0017.4-1 | Important for clinical practice | ESPEYB17

4.1. Diagnosis, genetics, and therapy of short stature in children: A growth hormone research society international perspective

PF Collett-Solberg , G Ambler , PF Backeljauw , M Bidlingmaier , BMK Biller , MCS Boguszewski , PT Cheung , CSY Choong , LE Cohen , P Cohen , A Dauber , CL Deal , C Gong , Y Hasegawa , AR Hoffman , PL Hofman , R Horikawa , AAL Jorge , A Juul , P Kamenicky , V Khadilkar , JJ Kopchick , B Kristrom , MdLA Lopes , X Luo , BS Miller , M Misra , I Netchine , S Radovick , MB Ranke , AD Rogol , RG Rosenfeld , P Saenger , JM Wit , J Woelfle

To read the full abstract: Horm Res Paediatr. 2019;92:1–14In March 2019, 46 international experts from 14 countries across 5 continents attended a 3-day workshop organized by the Growth Hormone Research Society (GRS) and produced this perspective on the diagnosis, management and therapy in children with short stature. In this context, this expert panel tackled almost all aspects related to the management of children with short stature, prov...