Efectividad de la terapia con leuprolide acetato de depósito cada tres meses en pubertad precoz central / Effectiveness of Leuprolide acetate therapy every three months in central precocious puberty
Rev. méd. Chile
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134(7): 821-826, jul. 2006. tab
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em Espanhol
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ABSTRACT
Background: Precocious puberty may reduce final adult height, and affected children may suffer social and emotional problems. The efficacy of treatment with a long acting agonist analogue of the gonadotropin releasing hormone (aLHRH) has been well demonstrated. Aim: To evaluated the efficacy of a new formulation of aLHRH (leuprolide, Lupron ®) for the suppression of gonadotropin activation and clinical signs of puberty. Material and methods: Eleven children (ten females) with idiopathic central precocious puberty, with a mean chronological age of 7.5±1.8 years and a bone age of 9.7±1.8 years were recruited. Testicular volume in the male was 15 ml. In females, Tanner stage for breast development was between 2-4 and mean ovarian volume was 2.3±0.8 ml. They were treated during 18 months with aLHRH, 11.25 mg administered intramuscularly every three months. Results: Clinical, hormonal and ultrasonographic signs of puberty regressed in all patients. The degree of suppression of LH was 87.7±5.1% at the end of the 18 months. No significant changes in bone mineral content were observed during the treatment period. Conclusions: Leuprolide (aLHRH) 11.25 mg, injected every three months, is effective for the control of central precocious puberty and allows to reduce the number of yearly injections from 12 to 4.
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Assunto principal:
Puberdade Precoce
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Desenvolvimento Ósseo
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Hormônio Luteinizante
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Hormônio Liberador de Gonadotropina
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Leuprolida
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Fármacos para a Fertilidade
Tipo de estudo:
Ensaio Clínico Controlado
Limite:
Criança
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Chile
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Clínica Las Condes/CL
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Hospital Militar de Santiago/CL
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