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Effect of growth hormone treatment on testicular function, puberty, and adrenarche in boys with non-growth hormone-deficient short stature: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. |
非成長ホルモン欠乏性低身長男児の精巣機能、思春期、アドレナルケに対する成長ホルモン投与の影響 |
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OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the effect of growth hormone (GH) therapy on pubertal onset,
pubertal pace, adult testicular function, and adrenarche in boys with non-GH-deficient
short stature. STUDY DESIGN: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled
trial. GH (0.074 mg/kg, subcutaneously, 3 times per week) or placebo
treatment was initiated in prepubertal or early pubertal boys and
continued until near final height was reached (n = 49). Statistical
significance was assessed by survival analysis, repeated-measures analysis
of variance, and Student t test. RESULTS: GH therapy did not affect the
age at pubertal onset, defined either by testicular volume >4 mL or by
testosterone concentration >1.0 nmol/L (30 ng/dL). GH treatment also
did not affect the pace of puberty, defined either by the rate of change
in testicular volume or testosterone concentration during the 4 years
after pubertal onset. In boys followed up to age > or =16 years during
the study, there were no significant differences in final testicular
volume or in plasma testosterone, luteinizing hormone, or
follicle-stimulating hormone concentrations. The pace of adrenarche,
assessed by change in dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels over time,
also did not differ significantly between the GH and placebo groups.
CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that GH treatment does not cause
testicular damage, alter the onset or pace of puberty, or alter the pace
of adrenarche in boys with non-GH-deficient short stature. |
目的:非成長ホルモン(GH)欠乏性低身長男児の思春期発来、思春期進行速度、成人期精巣機能、アドレナルケに対するGH投与の影響を検討すること。 |
| J Pediatr 2001 Mar;138(3):406-10 | 2001年5月4日掲載( 年 月 日修正) |
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テストステロンについて
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アドレナルケ【adrenarche】
思春期に副腎皮質のホルモン分泌パターンに変化が起こり、性ステロイドホルモンが多く分泌されるようになる現象。【最新医学大辞典】 |
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