Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonists in the Treatment of Girls with Central Precocious Puberty

1993 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 764-772 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAUL BREYER ◽  
ANZAR HAIDER ◽  
ORA HIRSCH PESCOVITZ
Keyword(s):  
Precocious Puberty ◽  
Central Precocious Puberty ◽  
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone ◽  
Releasing Hormone

Short-term effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue treatment on leptin, ghrelin and peptide YY in girls with central precocious puberty

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 479-484
Author(s):  
Piyathida Wijarn ◽  
Preamrudee Poomthavorn ◽  
Patcharin Khlairit ◽  
Sarunyu Pongratanakul ◽  
Laor Chailurkit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Precocious Puberty ◽  
Peptide Yy ◽  
Central Precocious Puberty ◽  
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone ◽  
Hormone Analogue ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Serum Leptin ◽  
Releasing Hormone ◽  
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Analogue ◽  
Before And After

Abstract Objectives To determine appetite-regulating hormone levels in girls with central precocious puberty (CPP) before and after 20 weeks of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue (GnRH-A) treatment. Methods Eighteen newly diagnosed CPP girls were enrolled. Body composition measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis and GnRH-A test were performed with fasting serum leptin, ghrelin and peptide YY (PYY) measurements at baseline (before) and after 20 weeks of GnRH-A treatment. Results Following GnRH-A treatment, all patients had prepubertal gonadotropin and estradiol levels. Mean (SD) fat mass index (FMI) was significantly increased from 4.5 (1.7) to 5.0 (1.8) kg/m2 after treatment. Also, median (IQR) serum leptin level was significantly increased from 6.9 (4.2–8.6) to 7.4 (5.3–13.1) ng/mL. FMI had a positive correlation with serum leptin level (r=0.64, p=0.004). In contrast, no significant changes of serum ghrelin and PYY levels were observed. Conclusions Decreased estrogen following short-term GnRH-A treatment in CPP girls may cause an increase in appetite and consequently an elevation of FMI. Increased serum leptin may be a result of having increased FMI secondary to an increase in appetite.

Assessment of gonadotropin concentrations stimulated by gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog by electrochemiluminescence (ECLIA) in girls with precocious puberty and premature thelarche

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamila Botelho Fernandes de Souza ◽  
Melyna Shayanne Pessôa Veiga ◽  
Gabriela Ráina Ferreira Martins ◽  
Adriana Paula da Silva ◽  
Lívia Grimaldi Abud Fujita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Precocious Puberty ◽  
Central Precocious Puberty ◽  
Bone Age ◽  
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone ◽  
Assay Method ◽  
Premature Thelarche ◽  
Releasing Hormone ◽  
Cutoff Values ◽  
Hormone Analog ◽  
Hormone Analogs

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the cutoff values of gonadotropin response to gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs (GnRHas) corresponding to the activation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis that could differentiate central precocious puberty (CPP) from premature thelarche (PT) and using the electrochemiluminescence assay method. Methods: A total of 49 girls underwent the stimulation test with the intramuscular injection of 3.75 mg leuprolide acetate. Based on the clinical and laboratory characteristics, they were divided into two groups: CPP (n = 22) and PT (n = 27). Baseline estradiol, luteinizing hormone (LH), and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) were collected before GnRHa administration, and LH and FSH at 60 and 120 min, respectively, after GnRHa administration. Results: The girls with CPP presented an increased height Z-score, advanced bone age, and higher baseline LH, FSH, estradiol, and LH/FSH ratio in relation to PT (p < 0.001). Stimulated LH differed significantly between the two groups, and the LH cutoff values were ≥4.29 IU/L (p < 0.001) and ≥3.95 IU/L at 60 and 120 min, respectively (p < 0.001). LH peak was found at 60 min after stimulation. Conclusions: The GnRHa test is effective in distinguishing CPP from PT, and a single sampling, at 60 min, with LH concentrations above 4.29 may be the parameter of choice with the advantage of greater convenience and practicality.

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