USE OF THE GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING-HORMONE AGONIST TRIPTORELIN IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF DELAYED PUBERTY IN BOYS

Authors
ZAMBONI G ANTONIAZZI F TATO L
Citation
G. Zamboni et al., USE OF THE GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING-HORMONE AGONIST TRIPTORELIN IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF DELAYED PUBERTY IN BOYS, The Journal of pediatrics, 126(5), 1995, pp. 756-758
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
126
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Part
1
Pages
756 - 758
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1995)126:5<756:UOTGAT>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
To differentiate gonadotropin deficiency from delayed puberty in teena ge boys, 0.1 mg/m(2) of triptorelin, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist, was administered subcutaneously at 4 AM. Serum gonadotropins and testosterone levels were determined at baseline and 4 hours after the injection. The increase in blood gonadotropin and testosterone lev els was significantly greater in patients with delayed puberty than in those with gonadotropin deficiency.