Gonadal dysgenesis
May 20, 2022
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A 4-year-old girl is referred to the local paediatric endocrine unit with signs of pubertal development.
Topic: Puberty
rhGH therapy boosts adult height among children with SHOX haploinsufficiency
May 3, 2022
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A study of Brazilian children with isolated SHOX haploinsufficency who were followed up until adult height has demonstrated a long-term benefit of recombinant human growth hormone therapy with or without puberty modulator treatment.
Early-life growth linked to pubertal timing
February 28, 2022
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A large study shows that growth in the first 5 years of life is associated with age at pubertal onset.
Weekly somapacitan efficacy matches daily rhGH over 3 years in GHD
January 31, 2022
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The 3-year findings of the REAL 3 trial show that weekly somapacitan continued to deliver equivalent height gains and safety results to that achieved with standard daily recombinant human growth hormone treatment in children with growth hormone deficiency.
The role of psychology within a DSD service
December 16, 2021
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In our latest podcast, Specialist nurse and educator Kate Davies asks clinical psychologist Julie Alderson about the optimal integration of psychology into a differences in sexual development clinical service.
Puberty
November 22, 2021
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A 4-year-old girl is referred to the local paediatric endocrine unit with signs of pubertal development.
Precision medicine in endocrine disorders
October 21, 2021
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Programme Director Professor Martin Savage is joined by experts to present and discuss the application of precision medicine in endocrine disorders, offering clinical expertise and insight, evidence and opinion on this topic.
Changes in the timing of puberty: clinically significant, genetic or environmental?
October 1, 2021
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Amongst healthy adolescents, there is a near-normal distribution of the timing of puberty, with the mean age of onset in boys being 11.5 years and in girls 11 years, but wide inter-individual variation.
Genetic testing can contribute to clinical diagnosis of delayed puberty
September 1, 2021
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Genetic analysis can confirm or challenge initial clinical diagnoses, helping doctors refine treatment for adolescents with delayed puberty, report researchers.
Growth disorder
June 30, 2021
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A 14-year-old boy is referred by his doctor with concerns about his growth.
