Role of Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone Stimulation Test in Diagnosing Gonadotropin Deficiency in Both Males and Females with Delayed Puberty

Background: Delayed puberty can result either from constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDP) or idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH). Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) stimulation test has been generally accepted as a current method for diagnosing delayed puberty. The objective...

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Main Authors: Qi-Hong Sun, Yu Zheng, Xiao-Lin Zhang, Yi-Ming Mu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2015-01-01
Series:Chinese Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.cmj.org/article.asp?issn=0366-6999;year=2015;volume=128;issue=18;spage=2439;epage=2443;aulast=Sun