Monitoring of girls undergoing medical therapy for isosexual precocious puberty. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • We evaluated the use of sonography in monitoring the efficacy of suppressive therapy with a gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue in girls being treated for isosexual precocious puberty. Ten girls 5 to 9 years of age underwent serial sonography and hormonal stimulation tests on the same day. Sonographic trends of decreasing ovarian volume and uterine length indicated early suppression even when absolute values were above threshold. Changes in ovarian volume were the most sensitive predictor of pituitary-gonadal suppression. Sonography is a sensitive and accurate method of monitoring medical therapy; ovarian volume and analysis of interval change are the most sensitive barometers of change.

publication date

  • July 1, 1994

Research

keywords

  • Leuprolide
  • Ovary
  • Puberty, Precocious
  • Uterus

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0028049999

PubMed ID

  • 7933011

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 13

issue

  • 7